Lesser Flamingo

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Phoeniconaias minor

Lesser Flamingo, a reference photo
Photo: Sumita Roy Dutta · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

The lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) is a species of flamingo occurring in sub-Saharan Africa and western India. Birds are occasionally reported from farther north, but these are generally considered vagrants.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Lesser Flamingo being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Phoenicopteriformes
Family
Phoenicopteridae
Species
Phoeniconaias minor

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