Flamingo — Andean lithium watch · 177
[715] [roadmap-flamingo-7] 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. 177 Featherstone’s lawn ornament set the US suburban pink standard. 2000s: log Flamingo under “Andean lithium watch” with 6. Do not rank the species. Kenya gazetted the lake that postcards treated as t
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. 2000s: log Flamingo under “Andean lithium watch” with 6. Do not rank the species. 62000s
Figures to keep
- Year of the note
- 2000s
- Figure to keep
- 6
- Species
- Flamingo
- Line in the log
- Andean lithium watch