Greater Flamingo
Nutrition: small insects, vermin, algae
Reproduction: It makes its tapered nest from sludge in islands, where it lays 1 egg, then it broods for 28-31 days. The young birds leave their nest, They go into the water immediately after incubation.
Did you know? In case it is disturbed, treading on water its reaches the required speed for flying and flies with a stretched neck. It sleeps on one foot, while his head is hanging over his body.
Watch it! The layer is smaller and lighter than the male. Its body and its legs are long and slim. The beak is pink but the top of it is deep black. Its plumage is white and delicate pink, the upper part of its wing is damask, the lower part of it is black.
Habitat: Seas, alkaline, salt lakes and estuaries
Spread: It’ native to South Europe, to the coastal parts of Southwestern and South Asia and to the major part of Africa