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Phoenicopterus roseus · Family Phoenicopteridae

Phoenicopterus roseus

Family Phoenicopteridae

Order
Phoenicopteriformes
Family
Phoenicopteridae
GBIF occurrence records
556,722
Countries and territories with records
130
Greater Flamingo
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About this species

This species has 556,722 occurrence records from 130 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from Spain (26.9%), France (23.4%), Portugal (9.8%), India (7%) and South Africa (4%); together they account for 71% of the total. In Spain, this species accounts for 0.29% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Phoenicopterus roseus combines the genus name Phoenicopterus with the species epithet roseus. The Warbla app catalog lists 3 species of the genus Phoenicopterus; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Phoenicopterus ruber and Phoenicopterus chilensis.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 6 species of the family Phoenicopteridae. This species has the most records among them. Its record count is 3.8 times the family average (147,847). The family Phoenicopteridae belongs to the order Phoenicopteriformes, which has 6 species in the Warbla app catalog.

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