#0735 · 🐦 birds
Greater Flamingo
🇳🇱 Flamingo ·Phoenicopterus roseus
10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences
- 1. © cog2022 · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 2. © Agustín Povedano · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
- 3. © Pierre-Marie Epiney · CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. © Геннадий · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 5. © Bernard DUPONT · CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. © Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. South Holland, NL:© Stijn · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 8. Reimerswaal, NL-ZE, NL:© Mark Schellekens · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 9. Dronten, Netherlands:© thegreatdodo · CC BY-NC 4.0
- 10. Dronten, Netherlands:© thegreatdodo · CC BY-NC 4.0
what is it?
The greater flamingo ( Phoenicopterus roseus ) is the most widespread species of the flamingo family. It is found in Africa, on the Indian subcontinent, in the Middle East and southern Europe.
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- Spotted 79 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
- 41,027 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- About 130 cm long.
- Scientifically named by Peter Simon Pallas in 1811 (215 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- Greater Flamingo
- Nederlands
- Flamingo
- scientific name
- Phoenicopterus roseus
- class
- Aves
- order
- Phoenicopteriformes
- family
- Phoenicopteridae
- IUCN Red List
- LC · least concern
- sightings in NL
- 79
- sightings in Europe
- 26,836
- sightings worldwide
- 41,027
- GBIF records in NL
- 16,494
- weight
- —
- length
- 1.3 m
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1811 by Peter Simon Pallas
IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.
relatives· Phoenicopteridae
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 73222, Wikidata Q179863, GBIF 4352332, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.