List of Phoenicopteriformes by population

This is a list of Phoenicopteriformes species by global population. While numbers are estimates, they have been made by the experts in their fields. For more information on how these estimates were ascertained, see Wikipedia's articles on population biology and population ecology.

This list is incomprehensive, as the American flamingo has yet to be quantified.

Species by global population

Common name Binomial name Population Status Trend Notes Image
Andean flamingoPhoenicoparrus andinus38 000[1]VU[1][1]
James's flamingoPhoenicoparrus jamesi106 000[2]NT[2][2]
Chilean flamingoPhoenicopterus chilensis300 000[3]NT[3][3]
Greater flamingoPhoenicopterus roseus545 000 – 680 000[4]LC[4][4]Divided into three separate populations: The Palearctic, stretching from West Africa to Kazakhstan (205 000 – 320 000); The South West and South Asian (240 000); and the sub-Saharan African (100 000 – 120 000).[4]
Lesser flamingoPhoeniconaias minor2 220 000 – 3 240 000[5]NT[5][5]

See also

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Phoenicoparrus andinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. IUCN. Archived from the original on 2013-03-15. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
  2. BirdLife International (2012). "Phoenicoparrus jamesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. IUCN. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
  3. BirdLife International (2012). "Phoenicopterus chilensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. IUCN. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
  4. BirdLife International (2012). "Phoenicopterus roseus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. IUCN. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
  5. BirdLife International (2012). "Phoeniconaias minor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. IUCN. Archived from the original on 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2012-12-13.
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