Editing James's flamingo (section)

== Conservation status ==

This species was determined to be [[near threatened]] by the [[IUCN]] in 2008,  because the [[populations]] of the last three [[generation]]s of this species have declined.

The greatest threat to the population of this species is human destruction of their habitat. In local culture, stealing the eggs from the nest and sell them was common practice, but since then, measures have been taken to control this. Environmental threats such as heavy rainfall may also have an effect on the breeding of the species. Threats the [[productivity]] of the diatoms also threaten the species if enough food is available for them to eat.