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In the media and fiction, plastic flamingos are often used as a symbol of kitsch, bad taste and cheapness. The movie Pink Flamingos is named after them and helped them become an icon of trash and kitsch. In 2009, the city of Madison, Wisconsin, Common Council designated the plastic flamingo as the city's official bird. [5]
The Paignton Zoo has a lot to celebrate after their first successful Flamingo egg hatching since 2018, thanks to a same-sex couple. On August 12, 2024, the Paignton Zoo shared an update on its ...
flamingos are pink--Hunter Dan 06:33, 10 August 2008 (UTC) Why does "Pink flamingos" redirect here instead of to "Plastic flamingo". Isn't pink flamingo a band name of the plastic ones, and does anyone call the bird a "pink flamingo"? 65.65.230.52 14:30, 26 February 2009 (UTC)
Young flamingos hatch with grayish-red plumage, but adults range from light pink to bright red due to aqueous bacteria and beta-carotene obtained from their food supply. A well-fed, healthy flamingo is more vibrantly colored, thus a more desirable mate; a white or pale flamingo, however, is usually unhealthy or malnourished.
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Most of its plumage is pink, giving rise to its earlier name of rosy flamingo and differentiating adults from the much paler greater flamingo. The wing coverts are red, and the primary and secondary flight feathers are black. The bill is pink and white with an extensive black tip. The legs are entirely pink. The call is a goose-like honking.
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