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Lesser Flamingo
Phoeniconaias minor (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, É 1798)
The lesser flamingo is a species of flamingo occurring in sub-Saharan Africa and northwestern India. Birds are occasionally reported from further north, but these are generally considered vagrants. Source: Wikipedia
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Phoenicopteriformes
Family:
Phoenicopteridae
Genus:
Phoeniconaias
Scientific:
Phoeniconaias minor
Classification
Order:Phoenicopteriformes
Family:
Phoenicopteridae
Genus:
Phoeniconaias
Scientific:
Phoeniconaias minor
Original description
Citation:
(Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, É 1798)
Reference:
Bull. (Sci.) Soc. Philom. Paris
1(1791-1799) no.13(March 1798) p.98,pl. fig.1,2,3
Protonym:
Phoenicopterus minor
Type locality:
No type locality given = Senegal.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5492326
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
B06A9079584A8D53
Avibase ID:
avibase-B06A9079
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/B06A9079
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174978
NEAR THREATENED
Geographic range:
- Phoeniconaias minor: Locally from Africa and Madagascar to nw India
Source: Clements checklist
Lesser Flamingo
Catalan:
Flamenc nan
Czech:
plameňák malý
Danish:
Lille Flamingo
German:
Zwergflamingo
Spanish:
Flamenco Enano
Spanish (Spain):
Flamenco Enano
Finnish:
pikkuflamingo
French:
Flamant nain
Croatian:
Mali plamenac
Hungarian:
Kis flamingó
Icelandic:
Vatnaflæmingi
Italian:
Fenicottero minore
Japanese (romaji):
kofuramingo
Japanese:
コフラミンゴ
Lithuanian:
Mažasis flamingas
Dutch:
Kleine Flamingo
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Dvergflamingo
Norwegian:
Dvergflamingo
Polish:
flaming mały
Portuguese:
Flamingo-pequeno
Portuguese (Portugal):
Flamingo-pequeno
Russian:
Малый фламинго
Slovak:
plameniak menší
Serbian:
Mali plamenac
Swedish:
mindre flamingo
Ukrainian:
Фламінго малий
Chinese:
小红鹳
Chinese (Traditional):
小紅鸛
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Flamant nain ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Flamant nain ( Phoenicopterus minor) |
| Clements 1st edition: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Clements, version 2021: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Clements, version 2022: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Clements, version 2023: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Clements 4th edition: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus minor) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus minor) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus minor) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus minor) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus minor) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus minor) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus minor) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus minor) |
| Clements 6th edition: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus minor) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus minor) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus minor) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus minor) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus minor) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus minor) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus minor) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus minor) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus minor) |
| Clements, version 2015: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Clements, version 2016: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Clements, version 2017: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Clements, version 2018: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Clements, version 2019: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| eBird version 1.50: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus minor) |
| eBird version 1.52: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus minor) |
| eBird version 1.53: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus minor) |
| eBird version 1.54: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus minor) |
| eBird version 1.55: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus minor) |
| eBird version 2015: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| eBird version 2016: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| eBird version 2017: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| eBird version 2018: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| eBird version 2019: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| eBird version 2021: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| eBird version 2022: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| eBird version 2023: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Oriental Bird Club: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus minor) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Phoeniconaias minor |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Phoeniconaias minor |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Phoeniconaias minor |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus minor) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus minor) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus minor) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Lesser Flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Phoeniconaias minor |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Phoeniconaias minor |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Kleinflamink
Arabic: النحام الصغير
Asturian: Flamencu pequeñu
Azerbaijani: Kiçik flaminqo, kiçik qızılqaz
Bashkir: бәләкәй фламинго
Belarusian: Малы фламінга
Bulgarian: Малко фламинго
Breton: Flammeg bihan
Catalan: Flamenc menut, Flamenc nan
Catalan (Balears): Flamenc menut
Montenegrin: mali plamenac, мали пламенац
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): мали пламенац
Czech: Plamenák malý, plameňák malý
Welsh: Fflamingo bach
Danish: Lille Flamingo
German: Zergflamingo, Zwergflamingo, Zwerg-Flamingo
Greek: Αφρικανικό Φοινικόπτερο, Μικρό φλαμίνγκο
English: Lesser Flamingo
English, HBW: Lesser Flamingo
English (IOC): Lesser Flamingo
English (Kenya): Lesser Flamingo
English (United States): Lesser Flamingo
Esperanto: Malgranda flamengo
Spanish: Flamenco Enano
Spanish (Spain): Flamenco Enano
Spanish (HBW): Flamenco enano
Estonian: väikeflamingo
Basque: Flamenc menut , Flamenko nanoa, Flamenko txiki, Flamenko txikia
Persian: فلامینگوی کوچک, فلامینگوی (مرغ حسینی) کوچک, فلامینگوی کوچک
Finnish: Pikkuflamingo
French: Flamant nain, Petit Flamant
Frisian: Lytse flamingo
Irish: Lasairéan beag
Galician: Flamenc menut , Flamengo pequeno, Flamingo pequeno
Hebrew: פלמינגו זוטר
Croatian: Mali plamenac
Hungarian: Kis flamingó
Icelandic: Dvergflæmingi, Vatnaflæmingi
Italian: Fenicottero minore, Flamingo nano
Japanese (romaji): kofuramingo
Japanese: コフラミンゴ
Mongolian, Halh: америк фламинго, карибын фламинго
Kazakh: Кiшi қоқиқаз, кіші қоқиқаз
Kirghiz: кидик фламинго
Scientific: Phoeniconaias minor, Phoenicopterus minor, Phoenicopterus rubidus
Luxembourgish: Zwergflamingo
Lithuanian: Mažasis flamingas
Latvian: mazais flamingo
Malagasy: Samaky
Macedonian: Мал фламинго
Malayalam: ചെറിയ രാജഹംസം
Mongolian: америк фламинго, карибын фламинго
Marathi: छोटा रोहित
Dutch: Dwergflamingo, Kleine Flamingo
Norwegian Nynorsk: Dvergflamingo
Norwegian: Dvergflamingo
Polish: flaming maly, flaming mały
Portuguese: Flamingo pequeno, Flamingo-pequeno
Portuguese (Portugal): Flamingo-pequeno
Rhaeto-Romance: Flamingo pitschen
Romanian: Flaming mic
Russian: Малый фламинго
Northern Sami: Uhcaflamingo
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Heen Siyakkaraya
Slovak: Plameniak červenozobý, plameniak menší
Slovenian: mali plamenec
Serbian: Mali plamenac
Swedish: Mindre flamingo
Swahili: Heroe Mdogo, Heroe Mwekundu
Tamil: Siriya Poo Narai
Turkish: Küçük flaman, Küçük Flamingo
Udmurt: пичи фламинго
Ukrainian: Фламінго малий
Uzbek: кичик қизил ғоз
Chinese: 小红鹳, 小红鹳
Chinese (Traditional): 小紅鸛
Zulu: uNondwebu
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