This is a list of Phoenicopteriformes species by global population. While numbers are estimates, they have been made by the experts in their fields. For more information on how these estimates were ascertained, see Wikipedia's articles on population biology and population ecology.

This list follows IUCN guidance for species names. Where IUCN classifications differ from other ornithological authorities, alternative names are noted.

Species by global population Common nameBinomial namePopulationStatusTrendNotesImage Andean flamingo Phoenicoparrus andinus 38,000 Maximum estimate. The population has been steadily decreasing, and current population is unknown. Puna flamingo (James's flamingo)Phoenicoparrus jamesi 95,000-110,000 American flamingoPhoenicopterus ruber150,000-205,000 Chilean flamingoPhoenicopterus chilensis 300,000 Population is based on census in 2010 which counted 283,000 individuals. Greater flamingoPhoenicopterus roseus 550,000-680,000 Divided into three separate populations: The Palearctic, stretching from West Africa to Kazakhstan (205,000-320,000); The South West and South Asian (240,000); and the sub-Saharan African (100,000-120,000). Lesser flamingo Phoeniconaias minor 2,220,000-3,240,000 Estimate provided is for total population.

See also

Lists of birds by population Lists of organisms by population

References