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IUCN SSC Flamingo Specialist Group
Detailed species account from European Red List of Birds (BirdLife International 2015)
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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/greater-flamingo-phoenicopterus-roseus on 23/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/12/2024.