Greater Flamingo

Afrikaans name: Grootflamink

Photo © Steven Herbert

Phoenicopterus roseus

The Greater Flamingo is found in Africa, Asia and southern Europe.

This flamingo can be up to 1.5 metres tall and weigh up to 4 kg.

Flamingos would be white if it wasn't for the pink colouring that comes from the organisms that they feed on.

These birds make a mound out of the mud for a nest and they lay one egg.

The Greater Flamingo can be found over most of South Africa, in suitable habitat, except for the eastern Cape.

Roberts Birds Names by Edition

Edition	Roberts nr	Scientific name
1st	86	Phoenicopterus ruber antiquorum
2nd	86	Phoenicopterus ruber
3rd	86	Phoenicopterus ruber
4th	86	Phoenicopterus ruber
5th	96	Phoenicopterus ruber
6th	96	Phoenicopterus ruber
7th	453	Phoenicopterus roseus

Edition	Roberts nr	English name
1st	86	Greater Flamingo
2nd	86	Greater Flamingo
3rd	86	Greater Flamingo
4th	86	Greater Flamingo
5th	96	Greater Flamingo
6th	96	Greater Flamingo
7th	453	Greater Flamingo

Edition	Roberts nr	Afrikaans name
1st	86	Groot-flamink
2nd	86	Groot Flamink
3rd	86	Groot Flamink
4th	86	Groot Flamink
5th	96	Grootflamink
6th	96	Grootflamink
7th	453	Grootflamink

References and further reading

Wildlife of Southern Africa - Author: Martin Withers and David Hosking - Published: 2011 - Page: 38

Wildlife of the Cape Peninsula - Author: Duncan Butchart - Published: 2001 - Page: 37

World Birds - Author: Brian P. Martin - Published: 1987 - Page: 87

Two Oceans - Author: Branch, Griffiths, Branch and Beckley - Published: 2010 - Page: 356

Wading Birds of the World - Revised edition - Author: Eric and Richard Soothill - Published: 1989 - Page: 118

Wild About Johannesburg - Author: Duncan Butchart - Published: 1995 - Page: 31

Southern African Bird Names Explained - Author: Charles Clinning - Published: 1989 - Page: 107

The Birds of South Africa - Author: Hazel Stokes - Published: 1979 - Page: 5

The Birds of South Africa - 1st Edition - Author: Dr. Austin Roberts - Published: 1949 - Page: 33

Sasol Birds of Southern Africa - 1st Edition - Author: Ian Sinclair et al. - Published: 1993 - Page: 68

Sasol Birds of Southern Africa - 4th Edition - Author: Ian Sinclair et al. - Published: 2011 - Page: 54

Roberts Birds of Southern Africa - 5th Edition - Author: Gordon Lindsay Maclean - Published: 1985 - Page: 76

Roberts Birds of Southern Africa - 6th Edition - Author: Gordon Lindsay Maclean - Published: 1993 - Page: 77

Roberts Birds of South Africa - 4th Edition - Author: McLachlan and Liversidge - Published: 1981 - Page: 58

Roberts Birds of South Africa - 3rd Edition - Author: McLachlan and Liversidge - Published: 1975 - Page: 54

Roberts Birds of South Africa - 2nd edition - Author: McLachlan and Liversidge - Published: 1957 - Page: 40

Questions and Answers - Birds of Southern Africa - Author: Deirdre Richards - Published: 1990 - Page: 14

Roberts Bird Guide - Author: Hugh Chittenden - Published: 2007 - Page: 182

Newman s Birds of Southern Africa - 7th Edition - Author: Ken Newman - Published: 2000 - Page: 82

Newman s Birds of Southern Africa - 1st Edition - Author: Ken Newman - Published: 1984 - Page: 82

Ian Sinclair s Field Guide to the Birds of Southern Africa - 2nd Edition - Author: Ian Sinclair - Published: 1988 - Page: 60

Illustrated Guide to the Game Parks and Nature Reserves of SA - 2nd edn - Author: Reader s Digest - Published: 1991 - Page: 408

Meeting with Birds - Author: Tom Spence - Published: 1986 - Page: 34

Freshwater Life - Author: C. Griffiths, J. Day & M. Picker - Published: 2015 - Page: 50

Field Guide to the Birds of Kruger National Park - Author: Ian Sinclair and Ian Whyte - Published: 1991 - Page: 22

Everyone s Guide to South African Birds - Author: John Sinclair and John Mendelsohn - Published: 1987 - Page: 91

Birds of the Transvaal - Author: Tarboton, Kemp and Kemp - Published: 1987 - Page: 29

Collins Illustrated Checklist - Birds of Southern Africa - 1st edition - Author: Ber van Perlo - Published: 1999 - Page: 8

Birds of the Kruger and other National Parks - Volume 4 - Author: National Parks Board - Published: 1974 - Page: 16

Birds of the Transkei - Author: C.D. Quickelberge - Published: 1989 - Page: 35

Birds of the South Western Cape - Author: Joy Frandsen - Published: 0 - Page: 33

Birds of Southern Africa - Kruger National Park - Author: Kenneth Newman - Published: 1985 - Page: 28

Birds of Africa south of the Sahara - Author: Ian Sinclair and Peter Ryan - Published: 2003 - Page: 54

A Field Guide to the Birds of Southern Africa - 2nd Edition - Author: O.P.M. Prozesky - Published: 1983 - Page: 47

A First Guide to South African Birds - 6th Edition - Author: Leonard Gill - Published: 1959 - Page: 182

A First Guide to South African Birds - 7th Edition - Author: Leonard Gill - Published: 1975 - Page: 182

Bird Atlas of Natal - Author: Digby Cyrus and Nigel Robson - Published: 1980 - Page: 53

BirdLife South Africa

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