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Greater Flamingos

Phoenicopterus ruber

Photo by ilustranatur
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Field Notes

Description:

Downcuvred bill, long neck, long legs, and red-splashed wings.

Habitat:

Breeds in a few places on salty lakes in Spain, S. France, Sardinia and Turkey. Appears in several wetlands in Portugal

Notes:

Greater Flamingos, the lords of the estuary. Tagus Estuary (Portugal). I photographed these birds in winter.

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PublishedAugust 23, 2011

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