Flamingos
There are 6 species of flamingo and we have 2 species at Birdland, the Greater and Caribbean. All flamingos are pink and obtain the colour from their diet of crustaceans. They vary as a species in shades of pink from white to red. The Caribbean is dark vivid pink and the Greater is pale pink. Birdland bred its first flamingo, a Greater, in 2003.
Flamingos have quite elaborate courtship displays, dancing and synchronisation, which can usually be seen between April and August. All flamingo species have the unique sickle shaped down-turned beak that is specifically designed for sifting food from the silt, stirred up by their feed, in the river or lakebed.
Our Flamingos are kindly supported by…
- Zoe White
- Louisa Ovenden
- Madison Cusdin
- Alexandra Johnson
- Pink Spaghetti, Stratford-Upon-Avon & Leamington Spa
- Sue Robinson
- Jack-Thomas Jackman
- Jenny Luker
- Paula Pink
- Andrew Davies
- Lesley Catterall
- Dana
