WoRMS taxon details

Phoeniconaias minor (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1798)

212710  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212710)

accepted
Species
brackish, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Length: 81-90 cm <391>; 121-126 cm <393>. Plumage: generally deep rich pink; wings black and red in flight. Immature generally grey...  
Description Length: 81-90 cm <391>; 121-126 cm <393>. Plumage: generally deep rich pink; wings black and red in flight. Immature generally grey with dark streaks; no red in wings. Bare parts: iris red, orange or yellow; facial skin dark red; bill dark red with a black tip, grey in immature; feet and legs bright red, grey in immature. Habitat: brackish or saline coastal waters; soda lakes inland. <388><393><391> [details]
WoRMS (2024). Phoeniconaias minor (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1798). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212710 on 2024-04-16
Date
action
by
1998-08-21 13:28:34Z
created
Depew, Lorna
1998-09-25 09:27:15Z
changed
2011-04-08 06:18:06Z
checked
2011-04-27 09:01:37Z
changed

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basis of record Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em>  [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
From other sources
Description Length: 81-90 cm <391>; 121-126 cm <393>. Plumage: generally deep rich pink; wings black and red in flight. Immature generally grey with dark streaks; no red in wings. Bare parts: iris red, orange or yellow; facial skin dark red; bill dark red with a black tip, grey in immature; feet and legs bright red, grey in immature. Habitat: brackish or saline coastal waters; soda lakes inland. <388><393><391> [details]
LanguageName 
Dutch kleine flamingo  [details]
English lesser flamingo  [details]
French flamant nain  [details]
German Zwergflamingo  [details]
Lithuanian mažasis flamingas  [details]
Polish flaming mały  [details]
Russian фламинго малый  [details]
Slovenian mali plamenec  [details]
Spanish flamenco enano  [details]
Turkish küçük flamingo  [details]
Ukrainian Фламінго малий  [details]