Flamingo often stand on one leg. Reasons for this are not well known. Some say that the flamingo has the ability to make half of his body was in a state of sleep in such a position, but this has not proved to be enough. Some say that standing on one leg to keep the feet are not wet, with the intention of conserving energy. Because it stands on the water, flamingos use their feet are also used to stir the mud in search of food.
Flamingo filter the water to get shrimp. Their beaks are shaped in such a way adapted to filter the water and mud to get food. Lamellae structure, which is also present in other aquatic birds filter feeders, these filters are in their beaks and help the screening process. Their bright pink color because of the beta carotene contained in their food. Shrimp and blue-green algae is a common source of beta carotene obtained by flamingo.
Flamingo is a ladder-legged bird species that live in groups. They are from the genus Phoenicopterus and familia Phoenicopteridae. These birds are found in the western and eastern hemisphere, but more numerous in the eastern hemisphere. There are four species of flamingos in America and two types of flamingos in the Old World (some of European and small part of Asia and Africa).
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Flamingo Scientific Tables
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Phoenicopteriformes |
| Family | Phoenicopteridae |
| Genus | Phoenicopterus |
| Scientific Name | Phoenicopterus |
| Conservation Status | Least Concern |
| Color | Pink, Orange, Blue, White, Grey |
| Habitat | Large lakes and plant less lagoons |
Flamingo Names In Another Language
| Animal Names In English | Flamingo |
| Animal Names In Japanese | Furamingo |
| Animal Names In Arabic | فلامنغو |
| Animal Names In Bahasa Indonesia | Burung Flamingo |
| Animal Names In German | Flamingo |
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