Their parents are able to identify their own chick by sight and sound. Newly hatched chicks have grey or white feathers. The parents will take turns sitting on the egg to keep it warm. The egg is about the size of a chicken’s egg. However, flamingos will protect their nesting sites and young.įlamingos normally only lay one egg. There are times, when other couples will try to steal the nesting site. They will find a suitable spot on the mudflats to build their nest.
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They live in colonies because of security, to catch more food, and to make full use of the limited nesting sites. Each colony can have up to tens of thousands of flamingos. They have some black wing feathers too.įlamingos live in groups called colonies. A healthy flamingo will have bright colours – a white or pale flamingo is usually sick or malnourished. Young flamingos have layers of grey feathers, but the adults have feathers that vary from light pink to bright red. These help it strain its food out of the mud and water. Inside the bill, there are some kinds of hairy structures along the lower jaw and their large rough tongue. The bill will be upside down when they are hunting for food. Their bill is specially made to separate mud from the food they eat. They eat shellfish, algae and small fish. A newly hatched chick will have a straight red bill instead of a curvy bill. Their eyes are located on both side of the head. Flamingo chicks have grey eyes during their first year of life and when they are adult, they will have yellow eyes. An adult flamingo’s curvy bill is black, pinkish or cream-coloured, depending on the species. What a huge difference there is between the sizes of these two flamingos! Males flamingos are slightly taller and heavier than female flamingos.
The Greater Flamingos’ wings stretch out about 140 to 165cm (55-65in) from end to end. For the Lesser Flamingos their wingspan ranges from 95 to 100cm (37-39in). They are only 80cm (31.5in) tall and they weigh about 2.5 kg (5.5lb) only. The Lesser Flamingos are the smallest flamingos. They are 110 to 130cm (43 to 51 in) tall. The tallest flamingo is the Greater Flamingo. This helps the flamingos to conserve body heat too, since they spend a huge amount of time wading in cold water. They will hold their breath while feeding under water.įlamingos often stand on just one leg and tuck the other leg beneath its body to keep it warm. Their webbed feet help them to swim and stir up food from the bottom. The legs are longer than the body, measuring between 80 to 125cm (30 to 50 inches) depending on the species.
Lastly the American Flamingo are found in the Caribbean and the Galapagos Islands.įlamingos have long legs and webbed feet, a curved bill and a long curved neck. James’ Flamingo and the Andean Flamingo are found in the high Andes mountains in Peru, Chile, Bolivia and Argentina. The Chilean Flamingo are found in the Southern South America. The Lesser Flamingo lives in Africa and Northwest India. The Greater Flamingo lives in parts of Africa, Europe and Asia. There are 4 flamingo species in America and 2 species in Africa, Asia and Europe. They are found in tropical and subtropical regions. Flamingos are a kind of bird that lives near lakes, mangrove swamps and mudflats.
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