Nesting sites are isolated from land predators and human disturbance. You may ask yourself why Natron and not elsewhere in the world, right? Well, this is because in Lake Natron Yes! this is because the lake is the only place on the planet where the eggs can regularly be laid. Over 75% of the world’s population of lesser flamingos are born in the Lake Natron found at the base of Mount oldoinyo lengai (the only active volcano in the country) inside the great rift valley, Tanzania. The pinkish and reddish colors of a flamingo’s plumages come from their food green algae which contain pigments known as carotenoids responsible for the flamingo’s coloration. Greater flamingo on the left and lesser on the right in Tanzania.įlamingos represent the phrase “you are what you eat”. Another way of differentiating the greater flamingo from lesser is the presence of blackish on the tip of its bill. The greater flamingo is the largest of all flamingo species, stand at 60 inches tall, weigh about 2 to 4 kg. Lesser and greater flamingos can easily be distinguished when they flock together in the following way.
The remaining 2 species which are the lesser and greater flamingos are mainly found throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa including Tanzania with 70% of the lesser flamingos born in the lake natronįlamingos can be identified by their long necks, sticklike legs, and reddish or pink plumages.
There are 6 flamingo species in the world, 4 of which are found in Northern and Southern America.
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