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Flamingos are colonial-nesting water birds, in the Order Phoenicopteriformes and Family Phoenicopteridae, although some sources include them in the Order Ciconiiformes. There are five recognized species in this group.

Information listed in this category looks at classification, physical characteristics, range, habitat, diet and feeding habits, social groups, reproduction, threats, status, and conservation.

  • American Flamingo  - WhoZoo reports names, range, habitat, zoo and wild diets, physical appearance, parenting, behavior, adaptations, reproduction, and communication.
  • Animal Bytes: Flamingo  - San Diego Zoo gives video, gallery, statistics, fun facts, coloring, diet, feeding habits, groups, displays, flight, nests, parenting, and predators.
  • Honolulu Zoo: American Flamingo  - Furnishes photographs, zoo species, life cycle and reproduction, coloration, nesting groups, displays, nests, and biography of one zoo animal.
  • Los Angeles Zoo: Chilean Flamingo  - Provides picture, video, posture, status, habitat, diet, physical characteristics, and social behavior.
  • National Zoo: Flamingo  - Details from factsheet look at photograph, other names, size, range and habitat, food, nests, creches, and conservation.
  • Saint Louis Zoo: Caribbean Flamingo  - Examines distribution, habitat, feeding habits, diet, social groups, breeding, and parenting. Includes photographs, exhibit location, and adoption program.
  • Unit Study of Flamingos  - Guide for middle school projects includes research suggestions and links to sites with information.
  • WhoZoo: Chilean Flamingo  - Student paper teaches names, locations, preferred habitat, status, diet, appearance, flocks, coloring, nesting, and animals at the zoo.
  • The Wild Ones: Flamingos  - Covers appearance, taxonomy, where they live, why they are pink, what they eat, how they live, and chart of species' names, and ranges.
  • Wonderclub: Greater Flamingo  - Contains flight details, habitat, migration, breeding, food and feeding, size, nests, fledging period, diet, call, and lifespan.
 
 
 
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