Flamingo
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Easily spotted by their sunset-pink feathers and stilt-like legs, flamingos gather by the thousands in salty lagoons. They sweep upside-down beaks to sieve shrimp and algae, turning food into color. Their sunrise ballet is a living billboard for thriving wetlands.
Technical factsheet
Type:Bird
Habitat:Wetland
Diet:Filter_feeder
Continents:Africa, Europe, Asia, North America, South America
Size:90–150 cm tall
Weight:1.8–4 kg
Activity:Diurnal
Social behavior:Colony
Lifespan:20–30 years in the wild
Habitat: The Flamingo can be found in Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, United-states-of-america, Florida-us, Spain, France, Bahamas, Cuba, Cyprus, Dominican-rep, Kuwait, United-arab-emirates, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, South-africa, India, Pakistan, Sri-lanka