Greater flamingo

taxonomy                                                         

description of habitat 

how much rainfall-  about 79 inches a year 

plants-  tropical vegitation

animals- lions, leopards, cheetahs, and jackels all eat them and control their population but the do eat some small crustaceans that they can find in shallow bodies of water 

temperature- 64 degrees or above is how they like it 

terrain- shallow bodies of water 

distribution

continent- 

invasive at all- not invasive 

diet

what do they exactly eat- Crustacean and algae in shallow bodies of water 

how often do they eat- flamingos only need about two dry ounces of food per day.

how do they get food- the hunt in the water for their food 

any special food- non 

• Social Structure

  • Live in packs or solo- these extraordinarily social birds live in flocks that sometimes number in the thousands

  • Roles within community- 

  • Male or Female led groups- male led 

  • Individuals that make up the group-

  • How do they interact with each other-More submissive birds hung out with each other whereas louder, outgoing birds had their own groups.

• Reproduction

  • How often do they mate- once a year 

  • How many mates do they have- 

  • Time of year for mating-

  • Mating rituals-

  • Number of offspring produces at a time

  • Any unique characteristics of their mating

• Development

  • Stages of development- they are in eggs when their born then they grow up like normal 

  • How old before sexual maturity- 6

  • Activities and environment of stages

  • Difference between males and females

• Causes of death

  • Predation-lions, leopards, cheetahs, and jackals.

  • Sexual Competition-They can “pretend” to be preening, open their wings in a salute, and even bow down with their necks stretched forward and wings lifted in the back.

  • Disease-hemoprotozoal infection

  • Other causes- mainly disease and being hunted 

• Competition

  • Inter-species – within the species- they compete for domenince  

  • Affect of invasive species- 

• IUCN Rating

  • What is the rating?-  least concern 

  • Population- not listed 

  • Population Trend- increasing 

• Impact of Humans

  • What impacts have occurred- The largest threat to flamingo populations is habitat loss due to human activity and expansion. Flamingoes have been used for food and medicine over the years, which was another threat. Currently, none of the flamingo species are considered endangered. However, some flamingo species have battled population declines.

  • Potential Future impacts- habit loss 

  • How long have humans been interacting with species- since 1811

  • Efforts being made to minimize impacts-