of the six different species of flamingos, standing at 3.9 to 4.7 ft with a weight up to 7.7 lb, and the shortest flamingo species (the lesser) has a height of 2.6 ft 1 and weighs 5.5 lb. Flamingos can have a wingspan as small as 37 in to as big as 59 in.

Flamingos can open their bills by raising the upper jaw as well as by dropping the lower.

Behavior and ecology

Feeding

Flamingos are omnivores who filter-feed on brine shrimp,

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