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Common Name

Lesser Flamingo

Alternate Names

Common Type

Flamingo

Order

Phoenicopteriformes

Family

Phoenicopteridae

Genus

Phoeniconaias

Species

minor

Conservation Status

Near Threatened

Location Photographed

Tanzania

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Migratory

Preferred Habitat

Shallow mud flats and salt pans

Distribution and Range

Sub Sahara Africa and northwest India

Food

Filter feed on brine shrimp and blue green algae plus small insects, mollusks and crustaceans

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