Flamingo/Phoenicopteridae by Kymani Williams https://padlet.com/kymaniwilliams650/v0luv4iqazfvzktm en-us 2023-11-20 15:19:35 UTC 2023-11-27 01:26:10 UTC hello@padlet.com https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1629394661462-13ea8fe156ef?crop=entropy&cs=srgb&fm=jpg&ixid=M3w3ODI2fDB8MXxzZWFyY2h8M3x8RmxhbWluZ298ZW58MXx8fHwxNzAwNDkzNzczfDA&ixlib=rb-4.0.3&q=85 kymaniwilliams650 https://padlet.com/kymaniwilliams650/v0luv4iqazfvzktm/wish/2796579667 2023-11-20 15:31:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kymaniwilliams650/v0luv4iqazfvzktm/wish/2796579667 7 Taxonomy kymaniwilliams650 https://padlet.com/kymaniwilliams650/v0luv4iqazfvzktm/wish/2796583226 KPCCAPP

]]> 2023-11-20 15:34:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kymaniwilliams650/v0luv4iqazfvzktm/wish/2796583226 Physical Description kymaniwilliams650 https://padlet.com/kymaniwilliams650/v0luv4iqazfvzktm/wish/2796584421 A flamingo's plumage is a distinctive pink color with black flight feathers along the edges of the wings. It has a slender body and very long legs, a long, flexible neck and a small head. The flamingo's bill has a characteristic downward bend. Compared with its long legs, a flamingo's feet are relatively small.

]]> 2023-11-20 15:35:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kymaniwilliams650/v0luv4iqazfvzktm/wish/2796584421 Life Span kymaniwilliams650 https://padlet.com/kymaniwilliams650/v0luv4iqazfvzktm/wish/2803254548 Flamingos are generally long lived, surviving for an average of 20 to 30 years, though some have lived up to 50 years. FEEDING: Flamingos are wading filter-feeders, principally feeding on algae.

]]> 2023-11-27 01:07:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kymaniwilliams650/v0luv4iqazfvzktm/wish/2803254548 Reproduction kymaniwilliams650 https://padlet.com/kymaniwilliams650/v0luv4iqazfvzktm/wish/2803255699 Flamingo pairs are monogamous and both parents help build a volcano-shaped nest, where they lay a single egg that they then incubate for about 28 days. Chicks hatch covered with white down, taking several years and molts to become pink. The parents care for their young for the first week or two.

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  • Flamingo nests are made of mud.

  • Flamingos get their pink color from their food.

  • Flamingos are filter feeders and turn their heads “upside down” to eat.

  • A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.

    • ]]>     2023-11-27 01:12:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kymaniwilliams650/v0luv4iqazfvzktm/wish/2803260734     Closely Related Organisms kymaniwilliams650 https://padlet.com/kymaniwilliams650/v0luv4iqazfvzktm/wish/2803265098 storks and ibises. Also smallish waterbirds known as grebes.

    ]]>     2023-11-27 01:16:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kymaniwilliams650/v0luv4iqazfvzktm/wish/2803265098     Habitat kymaniwilliams650 https://padlet.com/kymaniwilliams650/v0luv4iqazfvzktm/wish/2803273646 A variety of habitats are used by flamingos: mangrove swamps, tidal flats, and sandy islands in the intertidal zone. The flamingo's most characteristic habitats are large alkaline or saline lakes or estuarine lagoons that usually lack vegetation.

    ]]>     2023-11-27 01:22:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kymaniwilliams650/v0luv4iqazfvzktm/wish/2803273646     Diet kymaniwilliams650 https://padlet.com/kymaniwilliams650/v0luv4iqazfvzktm/wish/2803276509 Flamingos eat crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimps, prawns, krill, woodlice, and barnacles. Some species have beaks specially adapted to catch food in their habitat.

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