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The greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) is the most widespread and largest species of the flamingo family. Common in the Old World, they are found in Northern (coastal) and Sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian Subcontinent (south of the Himalayas), the Middle East, the Levant, the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea, and the Mediterranean countries of Southern Europe.
The greater flamingo is the tallest of the six different species of flamingos, standing at 3.9 to 4.7 feet (1.2 to 1.4 m) with a weight up to 7.7 pounds (3.5 kg), and the shortest flamingo species (the lesser) has a height of 2.6 feet (0.8 m) and weighs 5.5 pounds (2.5 kg).
Anthurium (/ æ n ˈ θj uː r i ə m /; [3] Schott, 1829) is a genus of about 1,000 [4] [5] species of flowering plants, the largest genus of the arum family, Araceae. [4] General common names include anthurium, tailflower, flamingo flower, [6] pigtail plant, [7] and laceleaf.
Pink Flamingo #FC74FD 253 116 253 1997–present No No No No No Yes Violet (I) #732E6C 115 46 108 1903–1930 Also known as "Purple" (1903–circa 1914). [2] Brilliant Rose #E667CE 230 103 206 1949–1958 Orchid #E29CD2 226 156 210 1949–present Known as "Medium Red-Violet", 1949–1958. [2] No No No Yes Yes Yes Plum #843179 132 49 121
It is the largest flamingo in the Andes and is one of the two heaviest living flamingos alongside the taller greater flamingo. [5] Reportedly body mass of the Andean flamingo has ranged from 1.5 to 4.9 kg (3.3 to 10.8 lb), height from 1 to 1.4 m (3 ft 3 in to 4 ft 7 in) and wingspan from 1.4 to 1.6 m (4 ft 7 in to 5 ft 3 in).
The spathe is cartilage-waxy, brightly coloured (red, pink) and 8–15 cm long, excluding the inflorescence (the spadix), which is 7–9 cm long, similar to a candle-holder, white or yellow in colour, is erected, and bears many small hermaphroditic flowers. These include a perianth with four segments and stamens with a compressed mesh ...
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Like all animals, flamingos maintain a relatively constant basal metabolic rate (BMR); the metabolic rate of an animal in its thermoneutral zone (TNZ) while at rest. The BMR is a static rate which changes depending on factors such as the time of day or seasonal activity.