Le flamant rose (Phoenicopterus roseus) est une grande espèce d'oiseau migrateur largement répandue en Europe, au Moyen-Orient, en Asie et en Afrique. Il vit sur les laisses de vases et les lagunes des environnements tempérés et chauds. Son bec recourbé lui permet d'évacuer la boue et de filtrer les algues, les invertébrés et les graines.
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Phoenicopterus roseus
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Animal Facts
Flamingos develop their pink colouration from the food they eat; they accumulate carotenoid pigments in their feathers from the algae and invertebrates they feed upon.
Parent flamingos can identify their chick's cry from within a crowd of thousands of other flamingos.
Flamingos are born with straight beaks; the beak starts to curve when they are 1 month old and allows them to filter feed.
Flamingos often stand on one leg and also do this when sleeping. This is believed to be to prevent heat loss; only one leg is exposed to cold air or water.
The earliest forms of flamingos are seen 40 million years ago in the fossil record.