Flamingos - Flamants

There are six species of tall, pink wading birds with thick downturned bills. Flamingos have slender legs, long, graceful necks, large wings, and short tails. 

All flamingos are found in tropical and subtropical areas.  The American flamingo is found throughout the Caribbean ( Cuba, the Bahamas, the Yucatan, Turks and Caicos), the Galapagos Islands, and the northern part of coastal South America.  Chilean, Jame's  and Andean flamingos are found in South America. The lesser flamingo is primarily an African species. The greater flamingo are found in northwest India, the Middle East, the western Mediterranean, and Africa. 

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When it’s time to eat, a flamingo will place its head upside down in the water with its bill pointed at its feet. It then sweeps its head side-to-side, using its tongue to pump water in and out of its bill. Comb-like plates along the edge of the bill create a filter for water to rush out, while trapping food inside.