List of Phoenicopteriformes by population

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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.

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This list follows IUCN guidance for species names. Where IUCN classifications differ from other ornithological authorities, alternative names are noted.

Species by global population

Common name Binomial name Population Status TrendNotesImage
Andean flamingo Phoenicoparrus andinus38,000 [1] VU [1] Decrease2.svg [1] Maximum estimate. The population has been steadily decreasing, and current population is unknown. [1] Two andeanflamingo june2003 arp.jpg
Puna flamingo

(James's flamingo)

Phoenicoparrus jamesi95,000-110,000 [2] NT [2] Steady2.svg [2] James's Flamingo mating ritual.jpg
American flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber150,000-205,000 [3] LC [3] Increase2.svg [3] American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber).JPG
Chilean flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis300,000 [4] NT [4] Decrease2.svg [4] Population is based on census in 2010 which counted 283,000 individuals. [4] Phoenicopterus chilensis FLAMENCO Dario Niz.jpg
Greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus550,000-680,000 [5] LC [5] Increase2.svg [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] Flamant rose a l'envo.jpg
Lesser flamingo Phoeniconaias minor2,220,000-3,240,000 [6] NT [6] Decrease2.svg [6] Estimate provided is for total population. [6] Phoeniconaias minor3.jpg

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 BirdLife International (2020). "Phoenicoparrus andinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T22697387A182422217. doi: 10.2305/iucn.uk.2020-3.rlts.t22697387a182422217.en .
  2. 1 2 3 BirdLife International (2025). "Phoenicoparrus jamesi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2025 e.T22697398A275207078. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-2.RLTS.T22697398A275207078.en . Retrieved 2025-12-21.
  3. 1 2 3 BirdLife International (2021). "Phoenicopterus ruber". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T22729706A138951737. doi: 10.2305/iucn.uk.2021-3.rlts.t22729706a138951737.en .
  4. 1 2 3 4 BirdLife International (2018). "Phoenicopterus chilensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T22697365A132068236. doi: 10.2305/iucn.uk.2018-2.rlts.t22697365a132068236.en .
  5. 1 2 3 4 BirdLife International (2019) [amended version of 2018 assessment]. "Phoenicopterus roseus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T22697360A155527405. doi: 10.2305/iucn.uk.2018-2.rlts.t22697360a155527405.en .
  6. 1 2 3 4 BirdLife International (2018). "Phoeniconaias minor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T22697369A129912906. doi: 10.2305/iucn.uk.2018-2.rlts.t22697369a129912906.en .
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