Editing Lesser flamingo (section)

==Breeding==
[[File:Phoeniconaias minor MHNT 226 RdN Aftout Es Saheli Mauritanie.jpg|thumb|left|Eggs]]
In Africa, where they are most common, the lesser flamingos breed principally on the highly [[Corrosive substance|caustic]] [[Lake Natron]] in northern [[Ngorongoro District, Arusha|Ngorongoro District]] in [[Arusha Region]] of [[Tanzania]]. Their other African breeding sites are at [[Etosha Pan]], [[Makgadikgadi Pan]], and [[Kamfers Dam]]. The last confirmed breeding season at [[Aftout es Saheli]] in coastal [[Mauritania]] was in 1965. Breeding occurred at [[Lake Magadi]] in [[Kenya]] in 1962 when Lake Natron was unsuitable due to flooding. In the early 20th century, breeding was also observed at [[Lake Nakuru]].<ref name="ABB">{{cite journal |author=Anderson, M. D. |title = A Vision in Pink, Lesser Flamingo Breeding Success|journal = Africa - Birds & Birding|volume=13 |pages=42–49 |date=2008 |issue=2}}</ref>

The species also breeds in southwestern and southern Asia. In 1974, they bred at the [[Rann of Kutch]], but since then, only at the [[Zinzuwadia]] and [[Purabcheria]] [[Salt pan (geology)|salt pans]] in northwestern India.<ref name="ABB"/><ref name=Manakadan2020 /> Some movement of individuals occurs between Africa and India.<ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.2989/00306525.2015.1053827 |title=Long-distance dispersal capability of Lesser Flamingo ''Phoeniconaias minor'' between India and Africa: Genetic inferences for future conservation plans |journal=Ostrich |volume=86 |issue=3|pages=221|year=2015|last1=Parasharya|first1=B.M.|last2=Rank|first2=D.N. |last3=Harper|first3=D.M. |last4=Crosa|first4=G. |last5=Zaccara |first5=S. |last6=Patel|first6=N. |last7=Joshi|first7=C.G.|bibcode=2015Ostri..86..221P |s2cid=86056411 }}</ref>

Like all flamingos, they lay a single chalky-white [[bird egg|egg]] on a mound they build of mud. Chicks join [[creche (zoology)|creches]] soon after hatching, sometimes numbering over 100,000 individuals. The creches are marshalled by a few adult birds that lead them by foot to fresh water, a journey that can reach over {{convert|20|mi|km|abbr=on}}.