lesser flamingo

E358126

bird species flamingo wading bird

The lesser flamingo is a small, pink wading bird of alkaline and saline lakes in Africa and parts of India, known for its huge breeding colonies and specialized filter-feeding on microscopic algae.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
lesser flamingo canonical	5
Lesser flamingo	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bird species ⓘ flamingo ⓘ wading bird ⓘ
activityPattern	mainly nocturnal feeder ⓘ
adaptation	specialized lamellae in bill for filtering food ⓘ tolerance to highly alkaline water ⓘ
billColor	dark-tipped bill ⓘ
breedingRange	East Africa ⓘ Southern Africa ⓘ Western India ⓘ
breedingSite	shallow mudflats ⓘ
class	Aves ⓘ
clutchSize	one egg ⓘ
commonName	lesser flamingo ⓘ
conservationStatus	Near Threatened ⓘ
diet	cyanobacteria ⓘ diatoms ⓘ microscopic algae ⓘ
distributionRegion	Kenyan Rift Valley lakes ⓘ surface form: Rift Valley lakes
family	Phoenicopteridae ⓘ
feedingBehavior	filter-feeding ⓘ
foragingHabitat	shallow water ⓘ
forms	large flocks ⓘ
genus	Phoeniconaias ⓘ
habitat	alkaline lakes ⓘ coastal lagoons ⓘ saline lakes ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
legColor	pink ⓘ
migrationPattern	partially migratory ⓘ
nativeRange	Africa ⓘ South Asia ⓘ surface form: Indian subcontinent
nestType	mud mound nest ⓘ
notableFeature	large breeding colonies ⓘ pink plumage ⓘ specialized bill for filter-feeding ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
plumageColor	pink ⓘ
primaryBreedingArea	Lake Natron ⓘ
relativeSize	smallest flamingo species ⓘ
scientificName	Phoeniconaias ⓘ surface form: Phoeniconaias minor
socialBehavior	highly gregarious ⓘ
taxonRank	species ⓘ
threat	disturbance at breeding sites ⓘ habitat loss ⓘ pollution ⓘ

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Input

Subject: lesser flamingo
Description of subject: The lesser flamingo is a small, pink wading bird of alkaline and saline lakes in Africa and parts of India, known for its huge breeding colonies and specialized filter-feeding on microscopic algae.

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Makgadikgadi Pans region → supportsSpecies → lesser flamingo ⓘ

Etosha National Park → hasAnimal → lesser flamingo ⓘ

Lake Manyara National Park → notableBird → lesser flamingo ⓘ

Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary → notableSpecies → lesser flamingo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lesser flamingo

Lake Natron → supportsSpecies → lesser flamingo ⓘ

Lake Natron → primaryBreedingSiteFor → lesser flamingo ⓘ