Red
Flamingo
(Phoenicopterus
ruber roseus) |
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Family:
Flamingos
Habitation:
in Africa and also in Middle- and Southamerica
Appearance: o
they have long and thin legs, long neck, pink feathers and a
curved down beak
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pink feather's colour because of carotenoids in food, o
measures while standing: 90 - 155 cm height;
Lifestyle: o
Flamingos are diurnal and nocturnal animals, o
very sociable; colonies consist of thousands or tens of thousands
individuals, o
good swimmer, this skill is used not often,
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good flier, their long necks and legs are stretched during the
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Reproduction:
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mating time of enormous number of
birds, during the mating ritual
they use head, neck and
wings,
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cone-shaped nests made of mud, grass and
rocks
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the single egg is hatched
out by both parents
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28-days breeding time
Nourishment:
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crayfish,
worms, snails, water
insects, microorganisms
and seaweed
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