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	KIDCYBER TOPICS
		The greater flamingos are from 110 to 130 centimeters tall.
		Young flamingos leave the nest after about 5 days but return to the nest to be fed. After about two weeks, the young are herded into a group called a creche and start to find their own food.
		Flamingo's eggs and chicks are preyed upon by birds such as eagles and vultures and animals such as lions, leopards, cheetahs, foxes, dogs and jackals.
	www.kidcyber.com.au /topics/flamingo.htm (496 words)

	MSN Encarta - Flamingo
		The greater flamingo breeds in standing water or on low islands in shallow ponds, salt pans, and lagoons, building a conical mound of mud topped by a slight depression in which the one egg (rarely two) is laid.
		The greater flamingo is classified as Phoenicopterus ruber, its vivid red subspecies as Phoenicopterus ruber ruber, and its paler subspecies as Phoenicopterus ruber roseus.
		The Chilean flamingo is classified as Phoenicopterus chilensis, the Andean flamingo as Phoenicopterus andinus, James's flamingo as Phoenicopterus jamesi, and the lesser flamingo as Phoenicopterus minor.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761561510/Flamingo.html (444 words)

	Andean Flamingo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Andean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus andinus) is a bird species in the Flamingo family restricted to the Chilean Andes.
		Andean Flamingos, like all the group, feed by filtering small items from water with their specialised bills.
		The Andean Flamingo is the only species that has yellow legs and feet.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Andean_Flamingo (153 words)

	Flamingo
		Flamingos (genus Phoenicopterus monotypic in family Phoenicopteridae) are gregarious wading birds, usually 3–5 feet in height, found in both the western and eastern hemispheres.
		Flamingos are a model for plastic yard art which is apparently popular in some areas of the USA.
		Flamingo Land Theme Park and Zoo is an amusement park in the UK.
	www.free-download-soft.com /info/flamingo.html (380 words)

	FLAMINGOS: A NATURAL HISTORY
		The greater flamingo is the tallest of all flamingos, coming at from 40 to 50 inches (100-130 centimeters) and weighing between 7 and 8 pounds (3.1-3.6 kilograms).
		The lesser flamingo is, not surprisingly, the smallest of all flamingos, standing a mere 30 inches (76 centimeters) tall and weighing only 5 to 6 pounds (2.26-2.75 kilograms).
		The wingspan of flamingos ranges from 37-39 inches (93-99 centimeters) for the lesser flamingo to 55-65 inches (139-165 centimeters) for the greater flamingo.
	www.geocities.com /neander97/features/flamingo-B.html (924 words)

	GPZ ZooExtra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Flamingos are a family of large, brilliantly colored aquatic birds whose characteristic habitats are alkaline or saline lakes.
		Andean flamingos are found in southern Peru, north-central Chile, western Bolivia, and northwestern Argentina.
		Flamingos are the bird with the longest neck and the longest legs compared with body size.
	www.gpz.org /depts/educ/zooxtra.html (504 words)

	WWF-India: Information Zone (Fly to the Sky) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The wingspan of flamingos ranges from 95 to 100 cm for the lesser flamingo, to 140 to 165 cm for greater flamingo.
		Lesser, James, and Andean flamingos have deep-keeled bills and feed mainly on algae and diatoms Greater, Caribbean, and Chilean flamingos have shallow–keeled bills and feed on insects, aquatic invertebrates and small fishes.
		Flamingos are generally non-migratory birds.However, due to changes in the climate and water levels in their breeding areas, flamingo colonies are not always permanent.
	www.wwfindia.org /fly_to_the_sky_2.php (532 words)

	Animal Bytes: Flamingo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		And to allow the flamingos to eat in their normal way (taking in water and then pumping it back out), a water source just for feeding is near their food so they can get a beakful of water and then food—just like they would in the wild.
		Flamingos are social birds that like to live in groups of varying sizes, from a few pair to sometimes thousands or tens of thousands.
		Flamingos lay a single large egg, which is incubated by both parents.
	dev.sandiegozoo.com /animalbytes/t-flamingo.html (977 words)

	Flamingos
		The greater flamingo's eggs and chicks are prey for the Marabou stork.
		The Andean flamingo is preyed upon by the Andean fox and Geoffrey's cat.
		Andean miners have killed flamingos for their fat, believed to be a cure for tuberculosis.
	www.seaworld.org /infobooks/Flamingos/fdeath.html (565 words)

	Flamingo
		Flamingos are active both day and night, and find food by using their legs to stir up mud as they stand in water.
		Young flamingos are grey in colour with red, straight beaks, and are fed a formula by both parents, similar to mammal’s milk.
		The lifespan of a flamingo in the wild is unknown.
	www.robstewartphotography.com /facts/Flamingo.asp?i_id=321 (688 words)

	Copper & the Environment: Andean Flamingoes and Escondida (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		In Northern Chile, the Andean Flamingo is dying.
		Fortunately for the flamingo, a sizable copper deposit was discovered near their natural habitat, and the environmental baseline studies identified the plight of this large bird.
		The flamingos accepted the artificial nests; 94 percent of the nests had eggs, and a 65 percent survival rate of chicks born in the artificial nests was achieved.
	www.copper.org /environment/casestudies/flamingoes.html (794 words)

	Farewell to Flamingos? - National Wildlife Magazine
		Two of them, the James and Andean flamingos, can be found year-round among the world's highest volcanoes, crowding into open water near hot springs in winter, when nighttime temperatures drop to minus 20 degrees F and the salars otherwise freeze solid.
		Flamingos seem typically tropical, but two of the three species of the Andes—the Andean and James flamingos—live year-round among the highest volcanoes in he world, where winter nights can fall to minus 20 degrees F. The birds ward off the cold by crowding into open water near hot springs.
		Flamingos, which lay a single egg atop a cone-shaped pile of mud and raise offspring on secreted milk rich in protein and fat, are long-lived birds that have survived for 50 years in zoos, Conway says.
	www.nwf.org /nationalwildlife/printerFriendly.cfm?issueID=0&articleID=875 (2131 words)

	ABC-KID.com - Flamingo Pictures For Kids (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Flamingos are found next to or in saltly lagoons and lakes.
		A flamingo is known for their skinny, long legs, and curved beak and neck.
		A flamingo's nest is made of mud, stones, straw and feathers and may be as high as 12 inches.
	www.abc-kid.com /flamingo (449 words)

	COOKING WITH FLAMINGOS: Recipes & Helpful Tips
		flamingo and prepare it and put it on to roast until it is all cooked, then make a paste of eggs, as clear as paper, and pour it on the said
		flamingo with a skin of silver, except for about two fingers width around the neck, which is not gilded, and the beak and the feet, then have a flying cloak, which should be of crimson sendal on the inside, and emblazon the top of said cloak with whatever arms you wish, and around the
		flamingo have banners, the sticks two and a half feet long with banners of sendal, emblazon with whatever arms you wish, and put all in a dish the size and shape of the terrace, and present it to whomever you wish.
	www.geocities.com /neander97/features/flamingo-D.html (464 words)

	James's Flamingo - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The James's Flamingo (Phoenicopterus jamesi), also known as the Puna Flamingo, is a South American flamingo.
		It is related to the Chilean Flamingo and the Andean Flamingo.
		James's Flamingo is similar to other South American flamingoes, but the Chilean Flamingo is pinker, with a paler and longer bill, and the Andean Flamingo is larger with more fl in the wings and bill, and yellow legs.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Phoenicopterus_jamesi (187 words)

	WWT Threatened Species Department
		Flamingos are unique in form: distinguishing characteristics include long legs, a long, curved neck and a gooselike voice (not to mention a pink plumage and an upside down smile!).
		The slightly smaller rosy-red Caribbean Flamingo is a sub-species of Greater and occurs in Mexico, northern South America, the West Indies and Galapagos Islands.
		Breeding flamingos are also at the mercy of unusual weather events, breeding birds are sometimes forced to abandon nests, eggs and chicks as a result of drought (leading to nest islands becoming accessible to predators such as foxes) or conversely, by heavy rainfall (leading to flooding of nesting islands).
	www.wwt.org.uk /threatsp/pastwwt/flamingo.htm (644 words)

	Search Encyclopedia.com
		flamingo flamingo, common name for a large pink or red wading bird, similar to the related heron, stork, and spoonbill but with a longer neck, webbed feet, and a unique down-bent bill.
		Flamingos are tropical birds, although large colonies have been observed high in the Andes.
		The Andean interior is the heart of the country, where in pre-Columbian days the highly advanced Chibcha lived.
	www.encyclopedia.com /searchpool.asp?target=Andean+Flamingo (559 words)

	Andean flamingo - Phoenicoparrus andinus: More Information - ARKive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		It is estimated that the population of Andean flamingos has declined by as much as 24% since the mid-1980s (2).
		The Andean flamingo is protected by its listing on Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) (3) and Appendix I of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) (4).
		Flamingos are an emotive bird and as such can act as important flagship species for the conservation of the world’s highly delicate wetland ecosystems (5).
	www.arkive.org /species/GES/birds/Phoenicoparrus_andinus/more_info.html (403 words)

	Flamingo Lingo
		The bills on the Lesser, James', and Andean flamingos have deep-keeled bills and they eat mainly algae and diatoms (single-celled plant in a hard shell).
		Flamingos are social birds that live in colonies of tens of thousands of birds.
		Flamingos generally lay one egg, which is large at about 3 by 1.9 inches up to 3.5 by 2.1 inches.
	www.naturehaven.com /Flamingo/flamingo.html (1346 words)

	Flamingos
		The greater flamingo is the tallest flamingo, standing 110 to 130 cm (43-51 in.) and weighing up to 3.5 kg (7.7 lb.).
		A flamingo's large, fleshy tongue is covered with bristlelike projections that help filter water and food particles through the lamellae.
		Flamingos molt (shed and replace) their wing and body feathers at irregular intervals ranging from twice a year to once every two years.
	www.shamutv.com /infobooks/Flamingos/fphysical.html (836 words)

	Flamingo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Flamingos produce a “milk” like pigeon milk due to the action of a hormone called prolactin (see Columbidae).
		Both parents nurse their chick, and young flamingos feed on this milk, which also contains red and white blood cells, for about two months until their bills are developed enough to filter feed.
		Caribbean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber), until recently considered a subspecies of greater Flamingo.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flamingo (360 words)

	Flamingoes
		Flamingos are gregarious birds; flocks numbering hundreds may be seen in long, curving flight formations and in wading groups along the shore.
		In feeding, the flamingo tramps the shallows, stirring up organic matter, especially minute mollusks and crustaceans, which it strains from the muddy water by means of its sievelike lamellated bill.
		The nest is a truncated cone of clayish mud piled up a few inches in a shallow lagoon; both parents share the month of incubation of the one or two chalky-white eggs that are laid in the hollow of the cone.
	personal.monm.edu /novak_alison (306 words)

	NC Zoo™ - North Carolina Zoo : Chilean flamingo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Chilean Flamingos are filtration feeders who hunt by holding their bill partially emerged and sweeping it from side to side sucking in water.
		This species is distinguished from the Andean Flamingo (of which it is sometimes regarded as a subspecies) by its more roseate color, much less conspicuous fl on the primaries and the lack of a vivacious area on the neck.
		It is belived that the description of the Phoenix rising from the ashes in the Christian Bible is actually a description of a flamingo in its breeding grounds (often in volcanic lava flows).
	www.nczoo.org /animal_id/na_aviary_flamingo.cfm (865 words)

	Flamingos
		Populations of Chilean flamingos are found in central Peru, both coasts of southern South America (mainly in the winter), Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and southern Brazil.
		Populations of Caribbean flamingo are limited to Yucatan, parts of the West Indies, Bahamas, Galapagos Islands, and the northernmost tip of South America.
		The Chilean flamingo is scarce or absent in lakes with fish.
	www.shamutv.com /infobooks/Flamingos/fhabitat.html (557 words)

	Resources on the Lesser Flamingo from academic institutions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Flamingos: There is also the Chilean flamingo which is smaller then the greater flamingo; and has two small subspecies the Puna flamingo and the lesser flamingo which I...
		Flamingoes: The (Phoeniconaias minor) lesser flamingo, abundant in the lake district of eastern Africa and also occurring in South Africa, Madagascar, and India, is the...
		Unit Study of Flamingos: Bird Nature on the Web is a part of PBS online and provides a detailed look at flamingos and, specifically, the Fire Bird (also known as the lesser flamingo).
	mongabay.org /conservation/Lesser_Flamingo.htm (776 words)

	Gender-confused flamingo in a flap over 'egg' \| the Daily Mail
		A flamingo with an identity crisis is ruffling a few feathers at a nature reserve, it was revealed today.
		Wardens at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust in Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, are baffled by his bird-brained behaviour, as it is female flamingos which traditionally sit on the nest waiting for eggs to hatch.
		Andean flamingos are extremely rare, with only 34,000 of them left in the wild.
	www.dailymail.co.uk /pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=319717&in_page_id=1770 (513 words)

	GREATER FLAMINGO (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The wingspan of the greater flamingo is 55 to 65 inches
		If the flamingos are in captivity they can live up to 50 years but if they are in the wild they only live for about 20 years
		The related species are the lesser flamingo, the puna flamingo, and the andean flamingo
	www.gri.sd83.bc.ca /animals/dnkd/greaterflamingo.htm (72 words)

	Archive: Volume 1, November 1999 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		With support from WCS, a group of conservationists from Bolivia, Chile, Peru and Argentina is currently conducting flamingo surveys throughout the entire range of the James and Andean flamingos.
		WCS and other members of the High Andean Flamingo Conservation Group are planning another comprehensive survey for next winter.
		For instance, the algae and invertebrates which flamingos filter out of water with their highly specialized bills may not bloom on all salt flats simultaneously; flamingo movements may be timed to utilize different feeding and breeding grounds at different periods.
	wcs.org /wcspubs/wcsreports/460755 (2217 words)

	Flamingos
		The wingspan of flamingos ranges from 95 to 100 cm (37-39 in.) for the lesser flamingo to 140 to 165 cm (55-65 in.) for the greater flamingo.
		The Chilean, greater, and lesser flamingos have three forward-pointing toes and a hallux, or hind toe.
		Andean and James' flamingos have three toes and no hallux.
	www.seaworld.org /infobooks/Flamingos/fphysical.html (836 words)

	Lunchtime Lecture Series (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Iconic for their masses of pink feathers and improbable one-legged stance, these whimsical and gregarious birds congregate in frigid high-elevation landscapes where their vast aggregations comprise one of the world’s great wildlife spectacles.
		Arengo will describe how she has tracked the Andean flamingos across the Andes using satellite transmitters, and share insights gained into flamingo populations through chick banding and large-scale surveys.
		Andean flamingo populations are considered vulnerable by conservationists, threatened by industrial development including mining, pipelines and roads, as well as by egg collectors and hunters.
	wcs.org /lunchtime (227 words)

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