Most Colorful Birds on the Planet (And Where to Find Them)
24. Flamingo
Latin name: Phoenicopteridae
Unique colorful feature: Pink plumage
Where they are found: Every continent except Antarctica
Size: Height: 4 to 5 feet (1.21 to 1.52 m); Weight: 5 to 7 pounds (2.5 to 3.5 kg); Wingspan: 3 to 4 feet (0.91 to 1.21 m)
Diet: algae and fish
These tall wading birds like to flock together in large colonies around lakes and lagoons where they do everything in unity from eating to elaborate mating dances.
Flamingo Phoenicopteridae
Found all over the world, flamingos are easily recognized for their pink plumage that actually develops from the pigments in the algae and fish that they eat.
They even all breed at the same time so that their single chicks each all hatch around the same time.
Flamingos also have a unique behavior where they often stand on one leg. There are many theories about why they do this, but no one is certain about the reason yet.
Latin name: Phoenicopteridae
Unique colorful feature: Pink plumage
Where they are found: Every continent except Antarctica
Size: Height: 4 to 5 feet (1.21 to 1.52 m); Weight: 5 to 7 pounds (2.5 to 3.5 kg); Wingspan: 3 to 4 feet (0.91 to 1.21 m)
Diet: algae and fish
These tall wading birds like to flock together in large colonies around lakes and lagoons where they do everything in unity from eating to elaborate mating dances.
Flamingo Phoenicopteridae
Found all over the world, flamingos are easily recognized for their pink plumage that actually develops from the pigments in the algae and fish that they eat.
They even all breed at the same time so that their single chicks each all hatch around the same time.
Flamingos also have a unique behavior where they often stand on one leg. There are many theories about why they do this, but no one is certain about the reason yet.
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28 June 2022
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