Flamingoes
Order: Phoenicopteriformes. Family: Phoenicopteridae
Flamingoes are gregarious wading birds, usually 3–5 feet in height, found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. They are more numerous in the latter. Flamingos filter-feed on shellfish and algae. Their oddly-shaped beaks are adapted to separate mud and silt from the food they consume, and are uniquely used upside-down.
- American Flamingo, Phoencopterus ruber
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