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- Code Number:
- ABIV01P09_11.3342
- Title:
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Lesser Flamingo, (Phoenicopterus minor), Phoenicopteridae, Phoenicopterus
- Range: Africa - principally in the East African Rift zone, southern Asia
Diet: Spirulina, algae, shrimp, these birds get their pink coloration from the algae that contain the photosynthetic pigments. Size: 3 feet long, 0.99 meters (3 feet 3 inches) high, wingspan Weight: 2.0 kilograms (4.5 pounds) Closely related to: Caribbean Flamingo, Greater Flamingo
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Phoenicopteriformes Family: Phoenicopteridae Genus: Phoenicopterus Species: Phoenicopterus minor Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1798
- Keywords:
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Phoenicopteriformes, Birds, Fauna, Aves, Vertebrate, Chordates, Chordata, Ornithology, Vertebrata, Animilia, Animals
- Image by:
- Wernher Krutein
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