Greater flamingo - wikipedia Greater flamingo Greater flamingo Male Voice of the greater flamingo Conservation status Least Concern ( IUCN 3.1 ) Scientific classification Kingdom : Animalia Phylum : Chordata Class : Aves Order : Phoenicopteriformes Family : Phoenicopteridae Genus : Phoenicopterus Species : P. roseus Binomial name Phoenicopterus roseus Pallas, 1811 Synonyms Phoenicopterus antiquorum Leguatia gigantea Schlegel, 1858 The greater flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus ) is the most widespread and largest species of the flamingo family. It is found in Africa, on the Indian subcontinent, in the Middle East, and in southern Europe. Contents 1 Description 2 Distribution 3 Lifespan 4 Relationship with humans 4.1 Captivity 4.2 Threats 5 Gallery 6 References 7 External links Description This is the largest species of flamingo, averaging 110 -- 150 cm ( 43 -- 59 in ) tall and weighing 2 -- 4 kg ( 4.4 -- 8.8 lb ). The largest male flamingos have been recorded at up to 187 cm ( 74 in ) tall and 4.5 kg ( 9.9 lb ). It is closely related to the American flamingo and Chilean flamingo, with which it has sometimes been considered conspecific. Chick with gray down. Like all flamingos, this species lays a single chalky - white egg on a mud mound. Most of the plumage is pinkish white, but the wing coverts are red and the primary and secondary flight feathers are black. The bill is pink with a restricted black tip, and the legs are entirely pink. The call is a goose - like honking. Chicks are covered in grey fluffy down. Subadult flamingos are paler with dark legs. Adults feeding chicks also become paler but retain the bright pink legs. The coloration comes from the carotenoid pigments in the organisms that live in their feeding grounds. Secretions of the uropygial gland also contain carotenoids. During the breeding season, greater flamingos increase the frequency of their spreading uropygial secretions over their feathers and thereby enhance their color. This cosmetic use of uropygial secretions has been described as applying `` make - up ''. The bird resides in mudflats and shallow coastal lagoons with salt water. Using its feet, the bird stirs up the mud, then sucks water through its bill and filters out small shrimp, seeds, blue - green algae, microscopic organisms, and mollusks. The greater flamingo feeds with its head down, and its upper jaw is movable and not rigidly fixed to its skull. Greater flamingo feeding at Walvis Bay ( Namibia ) Distribution Greater flamingos breeds at Kutch It is found in parts of Africa, southern Asia ( Bangladesh and coastal regions of Pakistan, India, and Sri Lanka ), the Middle East ( Turkey, Israel, Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Bahrain ) and southern Europe ( including Spain, Albania, Macedonia, Greece, Cyprus, Portugal, Italy, and the Camargue region of France ). The most northern breeding spot is the Zwillbrocker Venn in western Germany, close to the border with the Netherlands. They have been recorded breeding in the United Arab Emirates at three different locations in the Abu Dhabi Emirate. In Gujarat, a state of India, flamingos can be observed at the Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary, Flamingo City, and in the Thol Bird Sanctuary. They remain here during entire winter season. Lifespan The typical lifespan in captivity, according to Zoo Basel, is over 60 years. Relationship with humans Captivity The first recorded zoo hatch was in 1959 at Zoo Basel. In Zoo Basel 's breeding program, over 400 birds have been hatched with between 20 and 27 per year since 2000. The oldest known greater flamingo was a bird at the Adelaide Zoo in Australia that died aged at least 83 years. The bird 's exact age is not known ; he was already a mature adult when he arrived in Adelaide in 1933. He was euthanized in January 2014 due to complications of old age. Threats Adult flamingos have few natural predators. The primary threats to flamingo populations are bacteria, toxins, and pollution in water supplies, which is usually run - off from manufacturing companies, and encroachment on their habitat. Gallery In flight above Walvis Bay A subadult ( top ) with an adult ( bottom ) in flight Greater flamingo subadult, Maharashtra, India Greater flamingo egg - taken at Cincinnati Zoo Eggs, collection Museum Wiesbaden Flamingo colony at Zoo Basel Size comparison with great white pelican `` Leguat 's Giant '', a hypothetical giant rail based on Francois Leguat 's description The skeleton of a greater flamingo Greater flamingos at Faunistic Park Le Cornelle, Italy Greater flamingos in the Molentargius - Saline Regional Park, Cagliari Portrait of a specimen at Martin Mere, UK Play media A subadult feeding in Walvis Bay Subadults at Pulicat Lake, India Greater Flamingo starting without a run - up ( South Africa ) References Jump up ^ BirdLife International ( 2012 ). `` Phoenicopterus roseus ''. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013. Jump up ^ `` Greater flamingo '' ( PDF ). Jump up ^ Amat, J.A. ; Rendón, M.A. ; Garrido - Fernández, J. ; Garrido, A. ; Rendón - Martos, M. & Pérez - Gálvez, A. ( 2011 ). `` Greater flamingos Phoenicopterus roseus use uropygial secretions as make - up ''. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 65 ( 4 ) : 665 -- 673. doi : 10.1007 / s00265 - 010 - 1068 - z. Jump up ^ `` Flamingo Feeding ''. Stanford University. Retrieved 11 March 2013. Jump up ^ Khan, Shahid ; et al. ( 2017 ). `` Greater Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus ) : Important wintering sites and breeding records in the United Arab Emirates ''. Zoology in the Middle East. 63 : 194 -- 201 -- via Taylor & Francis online. CS1 maint : Explicit use of et al. ( link ) Jump up ^ Koshti A.J. and Bony L.S ( 2016 ). `` Ethology of greater flamingo in captivity '', Undergradute thesis submitted to St. Xavier 's College, Ahmedabad, India. Jump up ^ `` Zolli feiert 50 Jahre Flamingozucht und Flamingosforschung '' ( 50 years of flamingo breeding ) ( in German ). Basler Zeitung. 13 August 2008. Retrieved 21 March 2010. Jump up ^ `` Greater, the 83 - year - old Adelaide Zoo flamingo, dies ''. The Australian. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014. Jump up ^ `` Video : The Flamingo Returns ''. The Australian. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014. Jump up ^ Wills, Daniel ( October 31, 2008 ). `` Bashed flamingo back on its feet at Adelaide Zoo ''. The Australian. Retrieved 31 January 2014. Jump up ^ Fedorowytsch, Tom ( 31 January 2014 ). `` Flamingo believed to be world 's oldest dies at Adelaide Zoo aged 83 ''. ABC Radio Australia. Retrieved 31 January 2014. Jump up ^ Leguat 1891, p. 210 Vol. 2 Jump up ^ Rothschild 1907, p. 151 and Plate 31 External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to : Phoenicopterus roseus ( category ) Greater flamingo videos, photos & sounds on the Internet Bird Collection Performing greater flamingos in open field Greater flamingo - Species text - The Atlas of Southern African Birds Flamingos ( order : Phoenicopteriformes family : Phoenicopteridae ) Genus Greater flamingo Lesser flamingo Chilean flamingo James 's flamingo Andean flamingo American flamingo ( Caribbean flamingo ) Taxon identifiers Wikidata : Q179863 Wikispecies : Phoenicopterus roseus ARKive : phoenicopterus - roseus BioLib : 127351 BirdLife : 22697360 eBird : grefla3 EoL : 2869804 Fauna Europaea : 96678 Fossilworks : 368608 GBIF : 4352332 iNaturalist : 73222 IRMNG : 10809271 ITIS : 824111 IUCN : 22697360 NBN : NHMSYS0021109836 NCBI : 435638 WoRMS : 212709 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Greater_flamingo&oldid=855154266 '' Categories : IUCN Red List least concern species Phoenicopteridae Flamingos Birds of Africa Birds of Europe Birds of Kazakhstan Birds of the Middle East Birds of Western Asia Fauna of the Middle East Fauna of Lebanon Fauna of Kuwait Fauna of the United Arab Emirates Birds described in 1811 Hidden categories : CS1 maint : Explicit use of et al. 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Question: what animal has the scientific name phoenicopterus roseus
Answer: The greater flamingo