Conservation Status
This species was determined to be near threatened by the IUCN in 2008. This classification was because the populations of the last three generations of this species has declined. The flamingo has since shown improvements which may be due to a less threatening environment.
The biggest threat to the population of this species is human destruction of their habitat. In local cultures it was common practice to steal the eggs from the nest and sell them but since then measures have been taken in order to control this. Environmental threats such as heavy rainfall may also have an effect on the breeding of the species. Anything that threatens the productivity of the diatoms also threatens the species if there is not enough food for them to eat.
A map showing the range of the population of the species can be found at http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/144725/0.
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