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Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

Description:

Adults are brightly coloured while the juveniles are plainer grey with a small orange patch and a white bill with black tip.

Habitat:

Coastal lagoon

Notes:

When the juveniles stay with the main flock they tend to stay at the edges.

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1 Comment

LauraMaria
LauraMaria 12 years ago

Great shots Malcolm, and interesting location! France is not a place I associate flamingos with. Love the shape of flamingo necks, and the first picture is really cool with the line of them all in the water :)

Bages, Languedoc-Roussillon, Tromelin Island

Spotted on Oct 9, 2011
Submitted on Oct 19, 2011

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