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Flamingos

This is Episode 55. It’s all about birds in the avian family Phoenicopteridae. These are the flamingos. No doubt you already know a fun fact or two about flamingos. These birds are crowd pleasers that get a lot of attention. But today we’re doing a deep dive into their biology. I’m hoping that along the way, you’ll pick up some new flamingo trivia that you can impress your friends with. ~~ Leave me a review using Podchaser ~~ Links of Interest Underwater Flamingo Feeding [VIDEO]Flamingo courtship dance [VIDEO]Over a Million Flamingos | The Great Rift: Africa's Wild Heart [VIDEO] Link to this episode on the Science of Birds website Support the show

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  House Sparrow

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  Fascinating Things We Learned About Birds Last Year

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  Avian Rebrand: New Names for Many North American Birds

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  Saving Bird Species From the Brink of Extinction

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  Quails of the New World

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  Tracking Methods: How We Know Where Birds Go

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  Sunbirds and Spiderhunters

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  Earthbound: How Birds Become Flightless

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