Greater flamingo: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the greater flamingo lives – recorded in 42 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Phoenicopterus roseus
Group	Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	42 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe
Length	132 cm
Class	Bird
Order	Phoenicopteriformes
Family	Phoenicopteridae

Where does the greater flamingo live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the greater flamingo in 42 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa. In United Arab Emirates, Germany, Netherlands it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a greater flamingo?

Wikidata records the following for the greater flamingo: length 132 cm.

Is the greater flamingo endangered?

The greater flamingo’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the greater flamingo?

The greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) is a bird in the order Phoenicopteriformes and the family Phoenicopteridae, genus Phoenicopterus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the greater flamingo

The greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) is the largest and most widespread species of the flamingo family. Common in the Old World, they are found in Northern (coastal) and Sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian subcontinent (south of the Himalayas), Central Asia, the Middle East, the Levant, the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea, and the Mediterranean countries of Southern Europe.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Greater flamingo (revision 1379504532), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q179863 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).