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==Flamingos== | ==Flamingos== | ||
'''Order''': Phoenicopteriformes {{nbsp|3}}'''Family''': Phoenicopteridae | '''Order''': Phoenicopteriformes {{nbsp|3}}'''Family''': Phoenicopteridae | ||
Flamingo s are gregarious wading birds, usually {{convert|3|to|5|ft|m|1}} tall, found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. Flamingos filter-feed on shellfish and algae. There are 6 species worldwide and 2 species which occur in Zambia. | |||
* Greater flamingo , ''Phoenicopterus roseus'' | * Greater flamingo , ''Phoenicopterus roseus'' |