Bird
Flamingo
Scientific name: Phoenicopterus roseus
This is a flamingo. It is a tall pink bird that loves to stand on one leg!
Quick facts
- Size
- Height: 1.2–1.5 m (3.9–4.8 ft)
- Weight
- 2.1–4.1 kg (4.6–9 lb)
- Lives for
- 20–30 years
- Food
- Eats plants and meat
- Awake
- Active by day
- In the wild
- Least concern
- There are lots of them in the wild.
All about the Flamingo
Flamingos are tall pink birds with long legs, long necks and curved beaks. The greater flamingo, the tallest kind, lives in big groups on salty lakes and lagoons in Africa, southern Europe and southwestern Asia. Flamingos honk and growl to talk to each other.
Fun facts
One star is easy, three stars are for big explorers.
- Easy
Flamingos are pink because of the food they eat.
- Medium
Flamingos eat with their heads upside down in the water.
- Medium
Baby flamingos are covered in gray fluff when they hatch.
- Hard
A flamingo's beak works like a strainer, catching tiny shrimp and other small creatures from the water.
- Hard
Flamingo parents feed their chick a special "milk" that they make in their throat.
Where does it live?
The coloured places on the map show where the Flamingo lives in the wild.
- Africa
- Asia
- Europe
What does the Flamingo eat?
- ShellfishFavourite food
- Insects
- Algae
Play and learn
Games with this animal and its friends.
