Greater flamingo
Flamingos devote considerable time to collective displays before, during, and after breeding. Known as “head flagging,” “wing salutes,” and “marching,” these postures are impressively carried out simultaneously by the entire flock, as each bird is attracting that year’s mate.
- Conservation StatusLeast Concern
- Life span40-60 years
- Body size3.6-4.9 ft. tall
- Native habitat Wetlands and marine areas of South, Central, and Western Asia, North and Sub-Saharan Africa
- DietCrustaceans, mollusks, worms, crabs, insects
