Lesser flamingo

Scientific Name

Phoeniconaias minor

IUCN Status

Near Threatened (NT)

Population

Up to 50 years

Weight

1.5-2 kg

Range

Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra

Habitat Type

Inland saline and alkaline waterbodies, coastal lagoons

Threats

Habitat loss, pollution

Did You Know

Feed with beak upside down; filter feeders

IUCN Status

Near Threatened (NT)

Population

Up to 50 years

Weight

1.5-2 kg

Range

Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra

Habitat Type

Inland saline and alkaline waterbodies, coastal lagoons

Threats

Habitat loss, pollution

Did You Know

Feed with beak upside down; filter feeders

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Lesser Flamingo: Facts, Habitat, Threats
Infographic
Lesser Flamingo: Facts, Habitat, Threats
Nisarg Prakash
Diviya Mehra
All you need to know about the most numerous species of flamingos
By
Nisarg Prakash
Diviya Mehra
Infographic
Frabjous Flamingos: Haughty Ballerinas of the Wetlands
Species
Frabjous Flamingos: Haughty Ballerinas of the Wetlands
Ranjit Lal
Tall, boisterous, and dressed in a ballerina’s pink tutu, the flamingo looks like it stepped out of a whimsical Lewis Caroll fantasy
By
Ranjit Lal
Species
A Study in Pink: The Flamboyant Flamingos of Kutch
Video
A Study in Pink: The Flamboyant Flamingos of Kutch
Shatabdi Chakrabarti
Every monsoon, the sea gushes into Kutch transforming the parched flatland into an oasis, ready to welcome its most flamboyant guests — greater and lesser flamingos
By
Shatabdi Chakrabarti
Video
Pink City: When Flamingos take over the Little Rann of Kutch
Photo Story
Pink City: When Flamingos take over the Little Rann of Kutch
Sustain Team
Dhritiman Mukherjee
Every monsoon, vast colonies of greater and lesser flamingos descend upon the seasonal wetlands of Gujarat
By
Sustain Team
Dhritiman Mukherjee
Photo Story
The Flamboyance of Maximum City at Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary
Habitat
The Flamboyance of Maximum City at Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary
Shashank Birla
A short hop from Mumbai this sanctuary is a mix of grassland, scrub, woodland, and mangroves with a wide variety of resident and migratory birds
By
Shashank Birla
Habitat
When Flamingos Frolic and Feed in the Talawe Wetlands
Urban Jungle
When Flamingos Frolic and Feed in the Talawe Wetlands
Anirudh Nair
Sarang Naik
Hundreds of migrating flamingos and other wildlife can be seen just a stone’s throw away from a bustling Navi Mumbai residential complex
By
Anirudh Nair
Sarang Naik
Urban Jungle