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| Phoenicopterus minor |
E Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1798 |
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Family: flamingos |
Order: Phoenicopteriformes |
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Lesser flamingo |
Flamant nain |
Flamenco enano |
Zwergflamingo |
| Migration: partial |
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intracontinental, migrates by night |
Extensive movements of vast numbers of birds; normally occur after several months at same lake, in response to
adverse conditions. Some evidence of movements, at least occasionally, between populations of E and S Africa;
irregular movements may also occur between E African and more distant W African and Indian populations.
Migrates by night. Vagrant to Morocco and Spain. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1992)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1992) - www.hbw.com,
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(A digitised version of this map is published in GIS shape format on the GROMS CD).
| Regions: South & Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, West & Central Asia |
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| (Last update: 26.04.04 by E.Heuel) |