Greater Flamingo: Phoenicopterus ruber
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Description: This species is a lanky wading bird known for its distinct pink and crimson plumage, pink legs, and stout, down-turned bill.
Greater Flamingo - Phoenicopterus ruber - The Animal Encyclopedia Greater Flamingo - Phoenicopterus ruber. Photo © JingleBeeZ / Shutterstock. ) is a lanky wading bird known for its distinct pink and crimson plumage, pink legs, and stout, down-turned bill. The bird's pink coloration is derived from carotenids in its diet (which consists of blue-green algae, crustaceans, mollusks and other invertebrates). The carotenoids are metabolized into several pigments which are then deposited throughout the bird's body. Though predominantly pink and crimson, greater flamingos also have black on their flight feathers and on the tip of their bill.
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| Page title: | Greater Flamingo - Phoenicopterus ruber - The Animal Encyclopedia |
| Keywords: | Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber |
| Description: | The greater flamingo is a lanky wading bird known for its distinct pink and crimson plumage, pink legs, and stout, down-turned bill. This profile explores basic facts about greater flamingos including how they are classified, what they eat, where they live and the characteristics that make them different from other flamingo species. |
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