Their story, personality and the details worth observing in person.
Meet Corallo
Corallo is an invented editorial name for this provisional profile. In the sample story, the animal curiously explores keeper-provided enrichment and often chooses the same quiet spot to rest. This individual profile does not describe a real specimen and will be replaced by Bioparco.
An individual, not just a species
The identity card of Corallo
- Sex
- non specificato
- Origin
- The individual name, sex and story are invented provisional editorial content; scientific information refers to the species.
Verifiable facts and scientific language
Species profile
Greater flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseus
The greater flamingo is long legs, a curved neck and a downturned filter-feeding bill.
- Class
- Aves
- Diet
- Omnivore
- IUCN status
- LC Least Concern Least Concern (LC) It is widespread or abundant and currently faces a low risk. IUCN Red List classification
- Natural habitat
- Brackish lagoons, salt pans and shallow lakes.
- Distribution
- Africa, southern Europe and south-western Asia.
- Feeding
- Small crustaceans, algae and microorganisms filtered from water.
- Characteristics
- Long legs, a curved neck and a downturned filter-feeding bill.
One fact to take home
Observe, connect, remember
Its pink colour comes from carotenoids in the diet.