Flamingos
Order: Phoenicopteriformes . Family: Phoenicopteridae
Flamingos are gregarious wading birds, usually 3 to 5 feet high, found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. They are more numerous in the latter. Flamingos filter-feed on shellfish and algae. Their oddly-shaped beaks are specially adapted to separate mud and silt from the food they consume and are uniquely used upside-down. There are 6 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Pakistan.
1.Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor
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2.Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
Order: Phoenicopteriformes . Family: Phoenicopteridae
Flamingos are gregarious wading birds, usually 3 to 5 feet high, found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. They are more numerous in the latter. Flamingos filter-feed on shellfish and algae. Their oddly-shaped beaks are specially adapted to separate mud and silt from the food they consume and are uniquely used upside-down. There are 6 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Pakistan.
1.Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor
2.Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
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