Species group · Birds

Flamingos

WAnimals has 6 species of flamingo, all in the family Phoenicopteridae.

6 species

1 family

124 countries

40 parks

Ranges calculated from the entries that record the figure, not from all 6.

All 6 species of flamingos on WAnimals

Each one has its own full entry. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.

Lesser Flamingo

Phoeniconaias minor

Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

Chilean Flamingo

Phoenicopterus chilensis

American Flamingo

Phoenicopterus ruber

Andean Flamingo

Phoenicoparrus andinus

James's Flamingo

Phoenicoparrus jamesi

3 Near Threatened2 Least Concern1 Vulnerable

1 especies in this group están en alguna categoría de riesgo real según la UICN.

Recorded in 124 countries. The ones with the most species in the group:

It is the smallest and most numerous flamingo in the world, and its great gatherings on African alkaline lakes can exceed a million birds.
From Lesser Flamingo
It is the smallest flamingo and the most abundant at the same time: an unusual combination among large birds.
From Lesser Flamingo
The vagrants that reach southern Europe are recorded mainly in Spain, though such sightings are exceptional.
From Lesser Flamingo
Its pink colour comes from the carotenoids in its diet; the chicks hatch grey.
From Greater Flamingo
It can drink water at close to boiling point from geysers.
From Greater Flamingo
It filters small crustaceans and algae from water and mud with its curved bill.
From Greater Flamingo
It is the flamingo species that lives and breeds furthest south in the world.
From Chilean Flamingo
It needs a colony of at least 15-18 individuals to breed successfully: they all mate at the same time so that the clutches coincide.
From Chilean Flamingo