Greater flamingo
Scientific name: Phoenicopterus roseus Pallas, 1811
Overview
The greater flamingo is the largest and most widespread species of the flamingo family. Common in the Old World, they are found in Northern (coastal) and Sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Central Asia, the Middle East, the Levant, the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea, and the Mediterranean countries of Southern Europe.
From the Wikipedia article “Greater flamingo”, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Conservation status
Least concern on the IUCN Red List, as recorded on Wikidata, citing The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3.
Size and lifespan
| Measurement | Value |
|---|---|
| Length | 132.5 cm |
Source: Wikidata, citing birdsoftheworld.org.
Where it lives
The Catalogue of Life records it in: Africa; Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China); Southern Asia.
Common names
Names in other languages (13)
- Arabic
- نحام أكبر
- Bengali
- বড় ফ্লেমিঙ্গো
- Chinese
- 大红鹳
- French
- Flamant rose
- German
- Rosaflamingo
- Hindi
- greater flamingo
- Japanese
- オオフラミンゴ, ヨーロッパフラミンゴ
- Persian
- فلامینگوی بزرگتر
- Portuguese
- Flamingo-comum, flamingo-das-antilhas, flamingo-rosado, flamingo-vermelho
- Russian
- Обыкновенный фламинго, Розовый фламинго
- Spanish
- Flamenco común
- Turkish
- Büyük flamingo
- Urdu
- بڑا لم ڈھینگ
Related animals
Sources
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Catalogue of Life — scientific name, classification, common names and range.
Version 2026-09-11, CC BY 4.0.
This species in the Catalogue of Life.
Citation
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n Source database: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- GBIF — species page and recorded occurrences.
- Wikidata — conservation status, measurements, names in other languages. Q179863, CC0 1.0.
- Wikipedia — overview, from the article “Greater flamingo”, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Photo — El Golli Mohamed, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. File page.
Last updated: 4 October 2026