GREATER FLAMINGO
Grootflamink
– phoenicopterus roseus
The Greater Flamingo is longer and whiter than the Lesser Flamingo. Regarded as being near-endangered, the Greater Flamingo is nomadic and partly a migratory bird. They prefer shallow saline or alkaline bodies of water, such as salt pans or coastal mudflats. Feed on invertebrate aquatic animals such as saltwater shrimps and saltwater fly larvae as well as seaweed.
LESSER FLAMINGO
Kleinflamink
– phoeniconaias minor
The Lesser Flamingo is a deeper pink than the Greater Flamingo, with a dark bill. It is an intra-African migratory bird and classified as being ‘near threatened'. They prefer shallow, nutritious wetlands and saltpans where they feed on microscopic blue-green algae.
Captured by: DANIE FERREIRA
www.danieferreira.com
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