There are six species of these birds, in the family Phoenicopteridae.
There are six species of these birds, in the family Phoenicopteridae. When feeding,  rows of lamellae on the edges of the bill filter water pumped through the bill for  small aquatic organisms. They build cone-shaped nest mounds of mud, and breed in  large colonies, as at Great Inagua in the Bahamas. Three species live on alkaline  lakes in the Andes, while only one, the Greater, is found in the U.S., in southern  Florida. FTP, name these tall birds whose diet of carotenoids gives them their  pinkish color.
There are six species of these birds, in the family Phoenicopteridae.
Flamingos