Lesser Flamingo

Lesser Flamingo
Lesser Flamingo (Among Greater Flamingos)
Recordings 
Scientific Name 
Phoeniconaias minor
Arabic Name 
النحام الصغير
Kuwaiti name 
فنتير
Family 
Flamingos
Width 
130.0 cm
Length 
85.0 cm
Near Threatened

In Kuwait

Migrant
Vagrant
Non-breeder

Information

Extremely rare vagrant. An unusual wanderer from Africa and/or sporadic southern Asian colonies.
Where in Kuwait 
Single birds observed on only two occasions in December 2007 and January 2010 at Sulaibikhat Bay, in the company of the Greater Flamingo flock.
In the world 
Populations appear to be undergoing a moderately rapid decline. It breeds mainly in the Rift Valley lakes of East Africa in Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia. When not breeding it occurs in virtually every sub-Saharan country and from the Arabian peninsula to Pakistan.
Local threats 
The biggest threat is pollution of the tidal flats where they feed.