Greater flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus · Phoenicopteridae

The greater flamingo is the largest and most widespread species of the flamingo family. Common in the Old World, they are found in Northern (coastal) and Sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Central Asia, the Middle East, the Levant, the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea, and the Mediterranean countries of Southern Europe.

Where the Greater flamingo lives

Recorded in Spain, France, Portugal, India, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Italy, Greece, Netherlands, Israel and Turkey (Europe, Asia and Africa).

Most records fall in Bouches-du-Rhône, Hérault, Faro, Gelderland, Kentriki Makedonia and Voreio Aigaio.

See the Greater flamingo’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Least concern (LC). Not at risk: it is doing well in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 553,423 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.