Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
The presence of certain carotenoid pigments in the algae and crustaceans are what give the flamingo its distinctive pink plumage. The greater flamingo is a highly social species, nesting in large, dense colonies, often numbering as many as 20,000 pairs, or exceptionally up to 200,000 pairs.
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Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
The presence of certain carotenoid pigments in the algae and crustaceans are what give the flamingo its distinctive pink plumage. The greater flamingo is a highly social species, nesting in large, dense colonies, often numbering as many as 20,000 pairs, or exceptionally up to 200,000 pairs.
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Uploaded on July 29, 2017
Taken on July 27, 2017