Lesser flamingo

This bird holds a Guinness book of world records to its name

Savithri Singh

The lesser flamingoes are the smallest of all flamingo species, where the males, who are slightly taller than the females, breed in lagoons and brackish or salty lakes with significant levels of alkalinity. On coastal mudflats, saltworks, and sewage treatment facilities where salinities are high, non-breeding birds may be found.

The lesser flamingo is a roving animal. In addition to Spain, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Oman, and Yemen, it may be found all throughout Africa.

The lesser flamingo has a magnificent courting show that occurs all year long. Birds congregate in small to large groups and march back and forth in a single direction.

They assemble in Tanzania throughout the summer in the biggest group of flamingo species worldwide.

Distribution

Country
Population est.
Status
Year
Comments
Afghanistan
2018
Vagrant
Angola
2018
Non-Breeding
Botswana
2018
Burundi
2018
Non-Breeding
Cameroon
2018
Non-Breeding
Chad
2018
Non-Breeding
Comoros
2018
Non-Breeding
DR Congo (Kinshasa)
2018
Non-Breeding
Djibouti
2018
Non-Breeding
Egypt
2018
Vagrant
Eritrea
2018
Non-Breeding
Eswatini
2018
Non-Breeding
Ethiopia
2018
Non-Breeding
Gabon
2018
Non-Breeding
Gambia
2018
Non-Breeding
Ghana
2018
Non-Breeding
Guinea-Bissau
2018
Non-Breeding
Guinea
2018
Non-Breeding
India
2018
Iran
2018
Non-Breeding
Kenya
2018
Non-Breeding
Lesotho
2018
Non-Breeding
Madagascar
2018
Non-Breeding
Malawi
2018
Non-Breeding
Mauritania
2018
Non-Breeding
Mauritius
2018
Vagrant
Morocco
2018
Vagrant
Mozambique
2018
Non-Breeding
Namibia
2018
Niger
2018
Non-Breeding
Nigeria
2018
Non-Breeding
Oman
2018
Non-Breeding
Pakistan
2018
Non-Breeding
Rwanda
2018
Non-Breeding
Réunion
2018
Vagrant
Saudi Arabia
2018
Non-Breeding
Senegal
2018
Non-Breeding
Sierra Leone
2018
Non-Breeding
Somalia
2018
Non-Breeding
South Africa
2018
Spain
2018
Vagrant
Sri Lanka
2018
Non-Breeding
Sudan
2018
Non-Breeding
São Tomé & Príncipe
2018
Non-Breeding
Tanzania
2018
UAE
2018
Non-Breeding
Uganda
2018
Non-Breeding
Yemen
2018
Non-Breeding
Zambia
2018
Non-Breeding
Zimbabwe
2018
Non-Breeding

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Terrestrial / Aquatic

Altricial / Precocial

Polygamous / Monogamous

Dimorphic (size) / Monomorphic

Active: Diurnal / Nocturnal

Social behavior: Solitary / Pack / Herd / Flock

Diet: Carnivore / Herbivore / Omnivore / Piscivorous / Insectivore

Migratory: Yes / No

Domesticated: Yes / No

Dangerous: Yes / No