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Lesser flamingo - Phoenicopterus minor.
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| Indian bird - Lesser flamingo - Phoenicopterus minor |
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Biological classification |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
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Phylum: | Chordata |
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Class: | Aves |
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Order: | Phoenicopteriformes |
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Family: | Phoenicopteridae |
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Subfamily: | - |
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Genus: | Phoenicopterus |
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Species: | P. minor |
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Binomial name: | Phoenicopterus minor |
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Distribution: | Africa, southern Asia (coastal regions of Pakistan and India); |
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Feeding habits: | small shrimp, Spirulina, algae, blue-green algae, microscopic organisms and mollusks; |
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IUCN status listing: |  Near Threatened
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Image source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lesser-flamingos.jpg
Author: Charles J Sharp | License: CC BY-SA 3.0
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