Flamingos CHARLDEISHA HEARNS P 1

General information  Type of wading bird in the genus Phoenicopterus  Four species in america  Two species in old world  Speed is 37 mph  Congregate in mudflats or lagoons  Wingspan Ft.  Live years

Fun facts  Visible “knee” is really ankle joint  When want to rest stand on legs  Babies don’t have curved bill  Babies are born or light grey  Color is consumed when fed  Mother & Father keeps eggs warm until hatched  Babies hatch in nest of mud  Spends 15-30% of the day cleaning feathers  When eating head is positioned upside down  Suck water & filter food  Hold their breath while feeding  Color of feather result of diet: pigments in their food  Eat shrimp, algae, crustaceans

Jame’s Flamingo  Height- 3ft  Mass- 4.4 lbs  Found in southern Peru, northeastern Chile, western Bolivia & northwestern Argentina  Near threatened  Named for Henry Berkley James, person who studied it  Neck is long & angular  Feathers are yellow, pink, have a distinctive black line  Beak is yellow  Because of shape need a running start to fly  Fly at speed of 30 mph  Lifespan- 40 years

Greater Flamingo  Heights: Ft.  Mass: lbs  Least concerned  Most widespread flamingo  Found in parts of Africa, southern Europe & southern/ southwestern Asia  Beak is pink  Call is goose like  Lifespan- over 60 years

Lesser Flamingo  Height: Ft.  Mass: lbs  Found in Africa (Great rift valley), northeast Asia  Near threatened  Chicks join creeches as soon as hatched  Smallest flamingo  Lifespan- 50 years

Andean Flamingos  Height: ft.  Mass: 8.8 lbs  Rarest  Vulnerable  Pale pink body with brighter upperparts  Only species with yellow legs & three-toed feet  Beak is pale yellow and black  Found in Andes mountains of South America  Lifespan- 40 years

Caribbean Flamingo  Height: ft  Mass: lbs  Least concern  Found- Caribbean, Yucatan Peninsula, Galapagos Island  Color- orange, pink, red  Lifespan- 40 years

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