Effects of food density on the behavior and distribution of nonbreeding American flamingosin Yucatan, Mexico
We sampled potential food items of American Flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber ruber) in the Celestún Estuary, Yucatán, Mexico, from October 1992 to January 1993, to explore the influence of food density and distribution on flamingo behavior in relation to the ideal free distribution model. Food items were found in the substrate and vegetation and were dominated […]
Flock size and breeding success in flamingos
Abstract 10.1002/zoo.1430110402.abs Using data on flocks of flamingos in Britain and Ireland, the relationship between flock size and breeding in captive flamingos was examined. Breeding flamingo flocks were significantly larger than nonbreeding flocks and larger flocks bred more frequently than smaller flocks. All Chilean flocks containing more than 40 birds have bred successfully; however, one […]