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The '''Lesser flamingo''' ''(Phoeniconaias minor)'' is a [[species]] of [[flamingo]] occurring in [[sub-Saharan]] [[Africa]], southern [[Pakistan]] and western [[India]].<ref name=Manakadan2020>{{Cite journal |last1=Manakadan|first1=R. |last2=Khan|first2=A. N. |name-list-style=amp |date=2020|title=Birds of the Indian Subcontinent – In a Nutshell |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341930830 |journal=Buceros |volume=24 |issue=Special Issue 2 & 3|pages=1–79}}</ref> Birds are occasionally reported from further north, but these are generally considered [[Vagrancy (biology)|vagrants]]. | The '''Lesser flamingo''' ''(Phoeniconaias minor)'' is a [[species]] of [[flamingo]] occurring in [[sub-Saharan]] [[Africa]], southern [[Pakistan]] and western [[India]].<ref name=Manakadan2020>{{Cite journal |last1=Manakadan|first1=R. |last2=Khan|first2=A. N. |name-list-style=amp |date=2020|title=Birds of the Indian Subcontinent – In a Nutshell |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341930830 |journal=Buceros |volume=24 |issue=Special Issue 2 & 3|pages=1–79}}</ref> Birds are occasionally reported from further north, but these are generally considered [[Vagrancy (biology)|vagrants]]. It was the state bird of [[Junagadh State]]. | ||
[[Image:Phoeniconaias minor distr map.png|thumb|Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) distribution map.]] | [[Image:Phoeniconaias minor distr map.png|thumb|Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) distribution map.]] |
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The Lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) is a species of flamingo occurring in sub-Saharan Africa, southern Pakistan and western India.[1] Birds are occasionally reported from further north, but these are generally considered vagrants. It was the state bird of Junagadh State.
References
- ↑ Manakadan, R. & Khan, A. N. (2020). "Birds of the Indian Subcontinent – In a Nutshell". Buceros. 24 (Special Issue 2 & 3): 1–79.