Common name | Binomial name | Population | Status | Trend | Notes | Image |
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Andean flamingo | Phoenicoparrus andinus | 38,000 [1] | VU [1] | [1] | Maximum estimate. The population has been steadily decreasing, and current population is unknown. [1] | |
James's flamingo | Phoenicoparrus jamesi | 106,000 [2] | NT [2] | [2] | Estimated value from 2010 census. Actual population will likely be lower due to habitat loss. [2] | |
American flamingo | Phoenicopterus ruber | 150,000-205,000 [3] | LC [3] | [3] | | |
Chilean flamingo | Phoenicopterus chilensis | 300,000 [4] | NT [4] | [4] | Population is based on census in 2010 which counted 283,000 individuals. [4] | |
Greater flamingo | Phoenicopterus roseus | 550,000-680, 000 [5] | LC [5] | [5] | 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). [5] | |
Lesser flamingo | Phoeniconaias minor | 2,220,000-3,240,000 [6] | NT [6] | [6] | Estimates based on regions include 15,000-25,000 in West Africa, 1,500,00-2,500,000 in East Africa, 55,000-65,000 in South Africa and Madagascar, and 650,000 in south Asia. [6] | |
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