Name

Phoenicopterus roseus

Greater flamingo

Framing

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Aves

Order: Phoenicopteriformes

Genus: Phoenicopterus

Species: roseus

Habitat

Terrestrial but associated with saline or brackish aquatic environments (lakes, salt pans and marshes).

Feeding

Filter feeders of aquatic invertebrates (crustaceans, molluscs, annelids and insects).

Distribution

Africa, Asia and Southern Europe

Conservation status

Near threatened in Spain.

Additional information

Large bird. Pinkish plumage, red and black wings, long neck and legs and a distinctive broad, curved bill.