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Lesser flamingo
The lesser flamingo (''Phoeniconaias minor'') is a species of flamingo occurring in sub-Saharan Africa with another population in India. Birds are occasionally reported from further north, but these are generally considered vagrants. Until 2014, it was classified in genus ''Phoenicopterus'' but is now classified the only species in the genus ''Phoeniconaias''.〔()|Torres, Chris R; Lisa M Ogawa1; Mark AF Gillingha; Brittney Ferrari1; and Marcel van Tuinen (2014). A multi-locus inference of the evolutionary diversification of extant flamingos (Phoenicopteridae). ''BMC Evolutionary Biology'' 14:36.〕
==Characteristics==
The lesser flamingo is the smallest species of flamingo, though it is a tall and large bird by most standards. The species can weigh from .〔()〕 The standing height is around .〔()〕〔()〕 The total length (from beak to tail) and wingspan are in the same range of measurements, from .〔 Most of the plumage is pinkish white. The clearest difference between this species and the greater flamingo, the only other Old World species of flamingo, is the much more extensive black on the bill. Size is less helpful unless the species are together, since the sexes of each species also differ in height.
The lesser flamingo may be the most numerous species of flamingo, with a population that (at its peak) probably numbers up to two million individual birds. This species feeds primarily on ''Spirulina'', algae which grow only in very alkaline lakes. Presence of flamingo herds near water bodies is indication of sodic alkaline water which is not suitable for irrigation use. Although blue-green in colour, the algae contain the photosynthetic pigments that give the birds their pink colour. Their deep bill is specialised for filtering tiny food items. The lesser flamingo also feeds on shrimp.
Lesser flamingos are prey to a variety of species, including marabou storks, baboons, African fish eagles, and wildcats.
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