These unmistakably pink, long legged, web footed, noisy birds are natives of the Caribbean, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, but not North America. There are several flamingo species: Greater, Lesser, Caribbean, Andean, Chilean, and James (at one time thought to be extinct.) It is interesting to note that their eyes are larger than their brains and that they get their pink color from carotene derived from their food: shrimp, algae, insects, and diatoms.
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