The greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) is the most widespread and largest species of the flamingo family. Common in the Old World, they are found...
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Greater, also known as Flamingo One and Flamingo 1 (died January 30, 2014), was the world's oldest greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus), residing...
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Flamingos or flamingoes (/fləˈmɪŋɡoʊz/) are a type of wading bird in the family Phoenicopteridae, which is the only extant family in the order Phoenicopteriformes...
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closely related to the greater flamingo and Chilean flamingo, and was formerly considered conspecific with the greater flamingo, but that treatment is...
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110–130 cm (43–51 in) closely related to the American flamingo and the greater flamingo, with which it was sometimes considered conspecific. The species is...
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American film Greater (flamingo), the oldest flamingo on record "Greater" (song), by MercyMe, 2014 Greater Bank, an Australian bank Greater Media, an American...
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clearest difference between this species and the greater flamingo, the only other Old World species of flamingo, is the much more extensive black on the bill...
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Phoenicopterus is a genus of birds in the flamingo family Phoenicopteridae. The genus Phoenicopterus was introduced in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl...
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Stephen Davies (2002). Ratites and Tinamous. ISBN 978-0-19-854996-3. "Greater flamingo" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-26. Retrieved 2008-10-30...
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People enjoying Raan Utsav at Dhordo, Kutch Camel ride in Rann of Kutch Greater Flamingo at Rann of Kutch In the early 1980s, palaeontologists found dinosaur...
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one of the two heaviest living flamingos alongside the taller greater flamingo. Reportedly body mass of the Andean flamingo has ranged from 1.5 to 4.9 kg...
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referred to as pigeon milk. Crop milk is also secreted from the crop of flamingos and the male emperor penguin, suggesting independent evolution of this...
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evidence for the breeding of the Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber on Cyprus (Erster Brutnachweis des Flamingos Phoenicopterus ruber auf Zypern)"...
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Phoenicopterus copei (redirect from Cope's flamingo)
smaller flamingo species. P. copei was a large species of Phoenicopterus, described as being greater in size than modern American flamingos. Although...
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Fort Worth Zoo (section Flamingo Bay)
flamingo, the American flamingos and Chilean flamingos with both, as well the zoo's greater and lesser flamingos, being successfully bred. This exhibit has...
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Entrance to the old Dutch Cemetery Pulicat Lake from ISS Pulicat Lake Greater flamingo (sub adult) Spot-billed pelican (Pelecanus philippensis) at Pulicat...
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Dunlin Eurasian marsh harrier Great black backed gull Great egret Greater flamingo Grey francolin Grey heron Grey plover Indian peafowl Indian roller...
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blue rock thrush, common crane, Corsican nuthatch, golden eagle, greater flamingo, osprey, peregrine falcon, red kite, and starry bittern. In some cases...
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for his attachment to a cutout of an anime character Greater, a greater flamingo, the oldest flamingo on record, who died in 2014 at the Adelaide Zoo, aged...
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the lakeshore, there is a large colony of wild-occurring greater flamingo and Chilean flamingo, pink-backed- and great white pelican from the zoo. In the...
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Its brine ponds provide one of the few European habitats for the greater flamingo. The marshes are also a prime habitat for many species of insects,...
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One greater flamingo-chick in Zoo Basel is fed on crop milk....
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Thane Creek (section Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary)
flamingoes in Thane creek. The greater flamingo and lesser flamingo are the two flamingo species present in the sanctuary. Alongside the flamingoes,...
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Phoenicopteriformes (category Flamingos)
/fiːnɪˈkɒptərɪfɔːrmiːz/ is a group of water birds which comprises flamingos and their extinct relatives. Flamingos (Phoenicopteriformes) and the closely related grebes...
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it was stocked with ten flamingos, most of which died during a drought in 1915. In 2014, one of two surviving greater flamingos in the exhibit, thought...
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oldest known members of the flamingo family, it already shows a skull remarkably similar to that of the modern greater flamingo. Although generally similar...
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Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary (section Flamingo City)
true saline desert where thousands of greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) nest in the world-famous ‘Flamingo City’ located in the mud flats of the...
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islands. Greater flamingoes also breed on the mud flats. The lake has inspired the nature documentary The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos by Disneynature...
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there are Eurasian wigeon, pintail, bar-headed goose, greylag goose, greater flamingo, common mallard and Goliath heron. The lagoon also has a small population...
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Moscow Zoo (section Flamingo Pond)
the current director Svetlana Akulova and Björn Stenvers. Greater flamingo American flamingo Reticulated giraffe Giant panda Some birds at Moscow zoo bird...
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