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The lesser flamingo (Phoenicoparrus minor) is a species of flamingo occurring in sub-Saharan Africa, with another population in India. Birds are occasionally reported from further north, but these are generally considered vagrants. It was moved from the genus Phoeniconaias to Phoenicoparrus in 2014.
The lesser kudu is native to Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda, but it is extinct in Djibouti. It may have been present in Saudi Arabia and Yemen as recently as 1967, though its presence in the Arabian Peninsula is still controversial. The total population of the lesser kudu has been estimated to be nearly 118,000, with a decreasing trend in populations. One-third of the populations survive in protected areas. Presently, the International Union for Conservation of Nature rates the lesser kudu as "near threatened".
Lesser kudu are forest antelopes found in East Africa. The females and juveniles have a reddish-brown coat, while the males become yellowish grey or darker after the age of 2 years. Males have a prominent black crest of hair on the neck. One long white stripe runs along the back, with 11-14 white stripes branching towards the sides. A black stripe runs from each eye to the nose and a white one from each eye to the center of the dark face. There is also a chevron between the eyes. The area around the lips is white, the throat has white patches, and two white spots appear on each side of the lower jaw. The underparts are completely white, while the slender legs are tawny and have black and white patches. Horns are present only on males and are dark brown and tipped with white in color.
lesser flamingo
Zwergflamingo
[Phoeniconaias minor]
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Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa
also called Lesser Striped Swallow or Ethiopian Swallow
cecropis abyssinica
savannezwaluw
hirondelle striée
Maidschwalbe
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This guy and I were out for a stroll along the shore of an urban park lake.
William Hawrelak Park. Edmonton, Alberta.
Lesser Yellowlegs
500mmf4G @ f7.1; 1/1000; -1/3EV; ISO200.
(Taken on: May, Sturgeon County, North of 50st., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.)
Lesser Goldfinches
I came upon a meadow where this pair of Lesser Goldfinches was feeding by hopping from bush to bush.
Near Tilden Regional Park, Berkeley/Orinda, California
Lesser Scaups have been breeding in Hawrelak Park here for several decades.They seem quite at ease with numerous people walking by them as they rest on the grass by the shore.
They are the last of the North American duck species to nest. We won't see the young ones until mid July to early August.
William Hawrelak Park. Edmonton, Alberta.
another from the dozen or so who spend part of every day in a tree in front of our home. Mi casa es su casa or vice versa.
Taken at Pwllycrochan Woods, Colwyn Bay, North Wales.
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Taken without flash in San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica.
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Lesser Snow Geese (Chen caerulescens) on a wetland south of Forestburg, Alberta, Canada.
They are staging in the area and feeding in the harvested grain fields, as they build up energy reserves for the continuation of their southward migration.
10 October, 2015.
Slide # GWB_20151010_0398.CR2
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