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Phoeniconaias minor
Phoeniconaias minor
Lesser Flamingo
Photographer: Gerald and Buff Corsi
Collection: CalAcademy

ID: 6666 6666 0811 0164 (2011-08-26)

Copyright © 2011 California Academy of Sciences

 
INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
  • date of photo  unknown
  • location   Lake Bogoria (Kenya)
  • family Phoenicopteridae
  • notes   Originally identified as Phoenicopterus ruber Reviewer comment that genus not obvious; could be Phoeniconaias minor. Moved correction 'phoenicopteridae sp.' to family level.
  • CalAcademy slide #   T123,308.jpg
  • photo category: Animal - Bird
  • original filename: T123308.jpg

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL
  • common names   Lesser Flamingo (IOC )
  • View all photos in CalPhotos of Phoeniconaias minor
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  • Reviewers' comments about this photo (review or add another comment)
    1. Reviewed by Michael Frankis    May 10, 2012

    Action: changed name from "Phoenicopterus ruber" to "Phoenicopteridae sp. "

    Reviewer's comments:
         "Probably Lesser Flamingo, but not definitely identifiable due to low image resolution"

    2. Reviewed by Simon J. Tonge    Feb 17, 2014

    Action: changed name from "" to "Phoeniconaias minor "

    Reviewer's comments:
         "Dark beaks on birds in foreground are diagnostic for Lesser flamingo"

     
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