also: こフラミンゴ
lesser flamingo
Refers specifically to the species Phoenicopterus minor. A technical zoological term, but also used in general contexts like zoos and birdwatching.
Large flocks of lesser flamingos inhabit the lakes of Africa.
A baby lesser flamingo was born at the zoo.
Standard katakana spelling for this bird name.
Kanji-katakana hybrid spelling; rarely used. The word is usually written in kana.
From 小 (ko, 'small') + フラミンゴ (furamingo, 'flamingo'), a calque of the English 'lesser flamingo'.