Education
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THE IMPORTANCE OF SHARING KNOWLEDGE…
The Flamingo Specialist Group believes in the importance of educating the world about flamingos and their habitats. One of the best ways to accomplish this is to support educators in their roles as wildlife advocates.
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Know your flamingos
Six Flamingo Species
QUICK FACTS
Andean
- New World
- South American
- 1-1.4m tall
- Yellow Legs
- Large visible triangle of black primary feathers
- No hallux
- Yellow bill with black tip
Caribbean
- New World
- Caribbean Islands, Central & South America
- 1.2-1.45m tall
- Pink legs, pink hocks
- White & pink bill with black tip
- Has a hallux
- Long sinuous neck
- Also named American Flamingo
Chilean
- New World
- South American
- 1.1-1.3m tall
- Lighter legs with pink hocks
- Light white/pink beak with black tip
- Has a hallux
James’
- New World
- South American
- 0.9-0.92m tall
- Red Legs
- Bright Red to Black mask around eyes
- No hallux
- Yellow bill with black tip
- Also named Puna Flamingo
Greater
- Old World
- Africa, Asia, & Europe
- 1.1-1.5m tall
- Pink legs, pink hocks
- Pink bill with black tip
- Has a hallux
- Long sinuous neck
Lesser
- Old World
- Africa, Asia, & Europe
- 0.8-0.9m tall
- Dark pink to black beak with lighter pink spot on mandible
- Orangey-pink legs & hocks
Want to know more?
Check out our detailed flamingo descriptions described by some of the world’s leading flamingo experts.
Flamingo Conservation Education
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In the end, we conserve only what we love.
We will love only what we understand.
We will understand only what we are taught.
~ Baba Dioum, Senegalese poet
Educational Resources
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EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
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Fighting back with Education
A CONSERVATION PRIORITY
Educators globally have the monumental responsibility of communicating how large concepts such as the of loss of diversity and habitat alteration affect each individual personally. The FSG understands and supports educators in this battle and is dedicated to creating a hub of information and free resources to aid in this fight. We may begin small with our resource pool, but hope that in the years to come, we continually add to our library and increase options provided for any who would share knowledge.