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Scientific name:
Phoenicopterus
Higher classification:
Phoenicopteridae
Speed: James’s flamingo:
60 km/h
Mass: Greater flamingo:
2 – 4 kg,
Mass: Lesser flamingo:
1.2 – 2.7 kg,
Mass: James’s flamingo:
2 kg
Height: Greater flamingo:
1.1 – 1.5 m,
Height: Lesser flamingo:
80 – 90 cm,
Height: James’s flamingo:
91 cm
Did you know: In common, adult
flamingos are either red, green, or
somewhere between
Flamingos or flamingoes are a type of
wading bird in the family Phoenicopteridae, the
only family in the order Phoenicopteriformes.
There are four flamingo species in the
Americas and two species in the Old World.
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