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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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State bird of Junagadh

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.

Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) distribution map.

References

  1. Manakadan, R. & Khan, A. N. (2020). "Birds of the Indian Subcontinent – In a Nutshell". Buceros. 24 (Special Issue 2 & 3): 1–79.