The greater flamingo is the most widespread and largest species of the flamingo family. It is found in Africa, the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East, and in southern Europe. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Pallas, PS 1811
Reference:
Zoographia Rosso-Asiat.
2 p.207
Protonym:
Phoenicopterus roseus
Type locality:
ad ostia Volgae et Rhymni' = Ural River.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29115104
Avibase ID:
0F9B5174A8ACF737
Avibase ID:
avibase-0F9B5174
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/0F9B5174
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 824111
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Flamant rose ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Eurasian Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus antiquorum) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Eurasian Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Phoenicopterus ruber roseus [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Phoenicopterus ruber roseus [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Phoenicopterus ruber roseus [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
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eBird version 2016: Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Phoenicopterus ruber roseus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Phoenicopterus ruber roseus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Phoenicopterus ruber roseus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Phoenicopterus ruber roseus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Phoenicopterus ruber roseus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Phoenicopterus ruber roseus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Phoenicopterus ruber roseus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Phoenicopterus ruber roseus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Phoenicopterus ruber roseus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Phoenicopterus ruber roseus [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Phoenicopterus ruber roseus [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Phoenicopterus antiquorum [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Phoenicopterus ruber roseus [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Phoenicopterus ruber roseus [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Phoenicopterus roseus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Phoenicopterus [ruber or roseus]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
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