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Phoenicopterus ruber
The flamingo gets its pink colour from eating plankton.
Thanks for the suggestions to narrow it down, birdlady and heather.
Thanks for the compliment, alice
Sorry! I see that the spotting was on the Galapagos Islands so it was more likely an American Flamingo or Phoenicopterus ruber by the look of the wiki page!
There are 12 principal flight feathers located on each wing. These black feathers are visible when the wings are extended. http://www.seaworld.org/infobooks/flamin...
Spotted on Apr 21, 2011
Submitted on Jun 18, 2011
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