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Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

Classification

Class
Aves

The greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) is the largest and most widespread species of the flamingo family. Common in the Old World, they are found in Northern (coastal) and Sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian subcontinent (south of the Himalayas), the Middle East, the Levant, the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea, and the Mediterranean countries of Southern Europe. Taxonomy The greater flamingo was described by Peter Simon Pallas in 1811.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Spain · 102,836France · 43,079Italy · 11,922Netherlands · 7,839Germany · 793Belgium · 85Brazil · 82Switzerland · 35