Labels:text | screenshot | font OCR: KEY FACTS GREATER FLAMINGO Scientific name: Phoenicopterus ruber Habitat: Shallow salt lakes, coastal lagoons Size: 5 feet (1.5 m); female is slightly smaller than male Reproduction: Builds a mound-shaped nest out of mud in shallow water; female lays a single egg, which hatches after about 30 days Diet: Floating plants and tiny water animals Distribution: Caribbean and South America; southern Europe; Africa, particularly in the Rift Valley lakes; western Asia, including India
