flamingo

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lesser flamingo

Observe flamingo flight, flocking, and feeding behaviours

Caribbean flamingo

Camargue Regional Nature Park

Jurong Bird Park

flamingos in Lake Nakuru

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Also Known As	Phoenicopteridae

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lesser flamingo

Caribbean flamingo

Camargue Regional Nature Park

Jurong Bird Park

flamingos in Lake Nakuru

Flamingos in Lake Nakuru National Park

Observe flamingo flight, flocking, and feeding behaviours

View a flock of lesser flamingos at Lake Bogoria in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya

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Why Do Flamingos Stand on One Leg?Why Are Flamingos Pink?lesser flamingo Chilean flamingo greater flamingo James’s flamingo Andean flamingo Old World flamingo American flamingo

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