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Phoenicopterus minor
– Near Threatened
Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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ANIMALIA
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Phylum:
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CHORDATA
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Class:
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AVES
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Order:
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PHOENICOPTERIFORMES
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Family:
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PHOENICOPTERIDAE
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Scientific Name:
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Phoenicopterus minor
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Species Authority:
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Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1798
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Common Name/s:
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| English | — | LESSER FLAMINGO |
| French | — | FLAMANT NAIN, PETIT FLAMANT |
| Spanish | — | FLAMENCO ENANO |
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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NT ver 3.1 (2001)
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Year Assessed:
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2006
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Assessor/s:
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BirdLife International
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Evaluator/s:
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Butchart, S. & Pilgrim, J. (BirdLife International Red List Authority)
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Justification:
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Nearly qualifies as threatened under criteria A3c.
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History:
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| 1988 | - | Lower Risk/least concern (BirdLife International 2004) |
| 1994 | - | Lower Risk/near threatened (Collar, Crosby and Stattersfield 1994) |
| 2000 | - | Lower Risk/near threatened (BirdLife International 2000) |
| 2004 | - | Near Threatened (BirdLife International 2004) |
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Geographic Range
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Range Description:
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Phoenicopterus minor breeds mainly in the Rift Valley lakes of east Africa in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania. Three smaller breeding congregations occur in west Africa, in southern Africa, and in India and Pakistan in Asia. When not breeding, it occurs in virtually every sub-Saharan country and from the Arabian peninsula to Pakistan. The global population is c.2,220,000-3,240,000, including c.650,000 in Asia2. Declines have been suggested for much of Africa2,3, but are difficult to clarify due to widescale movement within the continent. It is adapted to respond to local environmental changes in sites by moving elsewhere, and thus depends on a network of suitable areas1. It breeds in huge colonies on large, undisturbed alkaline and saline lakes. Only three main breeding sites exist in Africa, all facing threats and requiring protection4. Proposed soda-ash mining and hydro-electric power schemes affecting the main breeding site, Lake Natron in Tanzania, could cause rapid overall population declines1. Other threats include land claim, water pollution, and disturbance4,5. CITES Appendix II. CMS Appendix II.
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Countries:
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Native:
Angola; Botswana; Burundi; Cameroon; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Djibouti; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Gabon; Gambia; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; India; Kenya; Lesotho; Madagascar; Malawi; Mauritania; Mozambique; Namibia; Pakistan; Senegal; Sierra Leone; South Africa; Sudan; Tanzania, United Republic of; Uganda; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe
Vagrant:
Afghanistan; Chad; Comoros; Egypt; Ghana; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Mauritius; Morocco; Niger; Nigeria; Oman; Rwanda; Réunion; Sao Tomé and Principe; Somalia; Spain; Swaziland; United Arab Emirates
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Habitat and Ecology
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