オオフラミンゴ (Phoenicopterus roseus) は、ヨーロッパ、中東、アジア、アフリカに広く生息する大型の渡り鳥の一種である。温帯で暖かい環境の干潟と沿岸のラグーンに生息し、くちばしを使って泥をかき混ぜ、藻類、無脊椎動物、種子を濾過して食べる。
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Phoenicopterus roseus
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greater-flamingo
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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.