Flamingo in 1962: Nakuru national park
[192] [more-flamingo-92] In 1962, the field log for Flamingo is headed “Nakuru national park.” The figure kept beside that heading is 6. It is a count or a date from the work, not a rank of the species’ worth. A zoo birthday card does not replace the log. This atlas picks a Wikipedia title as the hero image and then keeps the rest of the grade in view so a recovered stock cannot launder a Critical
Long-legged filter feeders whose bent bills and carotenoid diets turn alkaline lakes into pink cities. Dietary carotenoids from brine shrimp and cyanobacteria deposit in feathers. A white flamingo is usually a diet or age story, not a different species. The bird feeds with the head inverted. The upper jaw is the mobile filter; lamellae comb a soup of algae and invertebrates.
Are lesser flamingos the East African pink clouds? Yes. Phoeniconaias minor can number more than a million on Rift soda lakes when Arthrospira blooms. Breeding still hinges on sites like Lake Natron. What is the Camargue’s role in Europe? Salt pans and Tour du Valat management rebuilt a greater flamingo colony that now seeds Mediterranean satellites.
Do American flamingos still belong in Florida? A breeding population has returned to Florida Bay after a long absence. Some birds are escapees; others are wild Caribbean wanderers — the mix is a current field argument. Why do Andean flamingos look more at risk? High-Andean salars face lithium and water extraction. Three highland species share a small set of lakes.
Keep 1962, “Nakuru national park,” and 6 together or the note on Flamingo stops being that year’s record.1962
Figures to keep
- Year of the note
- 1962
- Figure to keep
- 6
- Species
- Flamingo
- Line in the log
- Nakuru national park
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