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Family Name : Phoenicopteridae
Common Name : Greater Flamingo - Scientific Name : Phoenicopterus roseus ‹‹ Go Back
Common Name : Greater Flamingo - Scientific Name : Phoenicopterus roseus ‹‹ Go Back
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: Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
Other names
: Flamingo
Taxonomy & status
: nominate sp P roseus sporadic visitor to Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adults and juveniles in flock
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Athula Dissanayaka
Location
: Bundala Natinal Park
Date
: 11th August 2005
Equipment
: Canon 350D with sigma 170-500 lens
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: Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
Other names
: Flamingo
Taxonomy & status
: sp P roseus visitor to Sri Lanka
Remarks
: adults
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Kithsiri Gunawardena
Location
: Kayts, Jaffna
Date
: 10th January 2010
Equipment
: Canon 40D with Canon 400 F2.8 lens and 1.4x teleconverter
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: Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
Other names
: Flamingo
Taxonomy & status
: sp P roseus visitor to Sri Lanka
Remarks
: flock in flight
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Kithsiri Gunawardena
Location
: Mannar
Date
: 17th may 2011
Equipment
: Canon 1D mark IV with Canon 400 F2.8 lens and X1.4 converter
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: Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
Other names
: flamingo
Taxonomy & status
: nominate sp P roseus visitor to Sri Lanka
Remarks
: immature in foreground, adult behind
Red data status
: not Threatened
Photographer
: Sudheera Bandara
Location
: Mannar
Date
: 14th December 2012
Equipment
: Canon 60D with Canon100-400 Zoom
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: Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
Other names
: flamingo
Taxonomy & status
: nominate sp P roseus visitor to Sri Lanka
Remarks
: flock
Red data status
: not Threatened
Photographer
: Sudheera Bandara
Location
: Mannar
Date
: 14th December 2012
Equipment
: Canon 60D with Canon100-400 Zoom
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: Greater Flamingo phoenicopterus roseus
Taxonomy & status
: nominate sp P roseus visitor to Sri Lanka
Remarks
: flock
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Palitha Antony
Location
: Mannar
Date
: 22nd February 2013
Equipment
: Canon 5D Mk III with Canon 500 f4 IS II and Canon 1.4X converter
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: Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
Taxonomy & status
: nominate sp P roseus visitor to Sri Lanka
Remarks
: flock in flight
Red data status
: not threatened
Photographer
: Athula Dissanayaka
Location
: Mannar
Date
: 26th January 2013
Equipment
: Canon 50D with Sigma 500 f4.5 lens
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