Greater flamingo

Key facts

• Greater flamingo lives in France, Spain, Türkiye, India, Kenya, and Mauritania.
• Group: Birds.
• It weighs about 3.5 kg (7.72 lb).
• A typical adult is about 140 cm (55.1 in) long.
• It lives about 30 years.
• Diet: planktivore.
• Habitat: wetland.
• Flamingos are born grey and turn pink from the tiny shrimp and algae they eat.