Flamingo

Flamingo


Flamingos are famous for their bright pink feathers, stilt-like legs, and S-shaped neck.
ü     Order: Phoenicopteriformes
ü     Family: Phoenicopteridae
ü     TYPE: Birds
ü     DIET: Omnivore
ü     SIZE: 36 to 50 inches; wingspan: 60 inches
ü     WEIGHT: 8.75 pounds
When a flamingo spots potential dinner—favorite foods include shrimp, snails, and plantlike water organisms called algae—it plunges its head into the water, twists it upside down, and scoops the fish using its upper beak like a shovel. They are able to "run" on water, thanks to their webbed feet, to gain speed before lifting up into the sky.
Flamingos build nests that look like mounds of mud along waterways. At the top of the mound, in a shallow hole, the female lays one egg. The parents take turns sitting on the egg to keep it warm. After about 30 days, the egg hatches.
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