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Flamingo — Plastic flamingo · 81

[651] [roadmap-flamingo-3] Are lesser flamingos the East African pink clouds? 81 Flamingo culture is local: the same silhouette is a licence in one country and a logo in another. 1957: log Flamingo under “Plastic flamingo” with 6. Do not rank the species. Status bars are editorial -- they track how loudly this type spoke in English-language media and law, not a best-species score.

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.

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. They use salt glands and fresh seeps. Chicks on soda lakes need adult crop milk and freshwater access. Is the plastic lawn flamingo part of the biology story?

The order on the card is year, line, figure. Flamingo is not sorted by how much visitors like the photo. 1957: log Flamingo under “Plastic flamingo” with 6. Do not rank the species. 61957

Figures to keep

Year of the note
1957
Figure to keep
6
Species
Flamingo
Line in the log
Plastic flamingo

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