Title:

Greater Flamingo: Phoenicopterus roseus (Phoenicopterus ruber)

Author(s):
Publication Year:
2015
Abstract:

Conservation Status: Vulnerable; Southern African Range: Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique; Area of Occupancy: 61,300 km2; Population Estimate: 41,000 to 51,000 adults; Population Trend: Stable to moderately increasing after a long-term decline; Habitat: Coastal lagoons, flooded salt pans, farm dams; Threats: Low breeding frequency and success, water abstraction, reduced rainfall, pesticides, hydrogen-sulphide eruptions, collisions with power lines, disturbance by aircraft.

Publication Title:

Birds to watch in Namibia: red, rare and endemic species

Editor:
Simmons RE, Brown CJ, Kemper J
Publisher:
Ministry of Environment and Tourism and Namibia Nature Foundation, Windhoek
Pages:
167-169
Item Type:
Book or Magazine Section, Map Data
Language:
en
Files:
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Greater_Flamingo_2015.pdf 500.24 KB

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