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Also Known As Phoenicopteridae

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A lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) with pink and black feathers stands in shallow water at Walvis Bay, Namibia.
Caribbean flamingo
flamingo
A group of flamingos with pink and white feathers stands in shallow water at Camargue Regional Nature Park, with more flamingos and marshland in the background.
Flamingos
Lake Natron
Jurong Bird Park
Thousands of pink flamingos stand and wade in the shallow waters of Lake Nakuru, Kenya, with more flamingos visible in the distance.
Lake Nakuru
Flamingos in Lake Nakuru National Park
Observe flamingo flight, flocking, and feeding behaviours
View a flock of lesser flamingos at Lake Bogoria in the Great Rift Valley, Kenya
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