Pink+Flamingo

Flamingos Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order:Phoenicopteriformes Family:Phoenicopteridae Genus: Phoenicopterus __Class:__  ﻿Flamingos are in the Order, Aves, which mean "Bird". The generalzation of Aves is any bird that are feathered, winged, warm-blooded, egg-laying, and a vertebrate. A couple examples of Aves are Blue Jay, American Eagle, Hummingbird, Parrots, and of course Flamingos.

Flamingos Movement: Flamingos can either fly, run, or roam in groups. They can fly up to 35 mph and, they can fly hundreds of miles a day. Flamingos only need to run when they take off, other than that Flamingos don't usually run. They can fly in large groups or col onies. They do this to protect each other. Packs could consist of about 25,000 Flamingos.

Food : Flamingos eat shrimp. This is their favorite food to eat. Shrimp are responsible for the pink color of their feathers. To get their food flamingos use large, powerful beaks to kill the shrimp. The weird part about flamingos is that they eat upside-down. They tilt their heads to eat the shrimp.

Growth and Development: To mature to an adult, it takes 3-4 years. A newly hatched chick has grey feathers. Then, after 2-3 weeks white a nd pink feathers begin to grow. Young flamingos can not feed themselves, so they are feed a liquid that is high in carotenoid pigment. This is organic pigments that are naturally found in the choloplasts and chromoplasts of plants. Flamingos can grow to be six feet and weigh 5-10 pounds.

Response to Stimuli : One adaptation is that flamingos can sleep in water. This is helpful to converse body heat and energy. Another one is having very long legs to go deeper into water. This is useful because that means they can get more food in more areas. Lastly, an adaptation is flying over 35 mph. This is good because it could help flamingos escape from predators.

Reproduction : Mating occurs in the water. The male hops onto the female's back from behind, firmly planting his feet on her wing joints. Then, after mating, jumps off her back over the head. Gestation takes 27-30 day. Only one egg will come out at a time. Flamingos can have up to 3000 eggs in a lifetime.

Males and Females : Males are slightly larger than the females. Another way to tell is if males are more pink than the females.