[DOC] [TLE] Caribbean Flamingo Fact Sheet - San Diego Zoo Global Library [PAR] Recent DNA studies have found a strong relationship between flamingos and ... 
of both shorebirds and flamingos; does not have modern flamingo-type beak. ... 
Overall plumage color is a deep pink to red/orange ; color may be darkest on 
rump, ... carotenoids that are metabolized into several different byproducts (
pigments)... [DOC] [TLE] Flamingo | San Diego Zoo Animals [PAR] With their pink and crimson plumage, long legs and necks, and strongly ... These 
beauties have long fascinated people. ... or reddish color comes from the rich 
sources of carotenoid pigments (like the ... That works in the flamingo's favor, as 
the birds dine on these small creatures! .... 20 to 30 years; up to 50 years in zoos. [DOC] [TLE] Flamingo Victims of Industry - Nikela [PAR] At first look, Flamingos are the most recognizable wading birds in the world. ... 
pink and reddish colors of a Flamingo's feathers come from eating pigments 
commonly found in algae ... As Nikela is for preserving all wild things and their 
wild places. ... They get these food items from the bottom mud by wading in 
shallow water. [DOC] [TLE] flamingo | bird | Britannica.com [PAR] Jun 15, 2016 ... Phoenicopteriformes any of six species of tall, pink wading birds with thick 
downturned bills. Flamingos have slender legs, long, graceful necks, large wings, 
and short ... colour comes from its food, which contains carotenoid pigments. ... 
supplemented with food colouring to keep their plumage from fading. [DOC] [TLE] ADW: Phoenicopterus chilensis: INFORMATION [PAR] The bill of Chilean flamingos consists of two main colors: the terminal half is black 
and ... In addition to the pink plumage, they have black primary and secondary 
wing ... do not have enough carotenoids, which contain vitamin A-based 
pigments, .... Not much information has been found about the lifespan of wild and 
captive... [DOC] [TLE] Greater Flamingo - Facts, Diet & Habitat Information - Animal Corner [PAR] The Greater Flamingo is an easily identifiable, colourful wading bird and is ... The 
flamingo's plumage is pinkish/white in colour, with red wing coverts and ... 
Flamingos in captivity tend to be paler than wild species unless their diet is 
supplemented. In captivity, they are fed special food that contains these natural 
pigments to... [DOC] [TLE] Morphology Maine Birds - The Colby College Community Web [PAR] These birds have the longest legs of any bird of prey. ... On September 1, 1914, 
the last remaining Passenger Pigeon, a female named Martha, died in captivity in 
the ... They were abundant until 1820 or so and were common enough to provide 
.... feathers get their feather coloring from the pigments called carotenoids. [DOC] [TLE] 2014  December Maine Birds - The Colby College Community Web [PAR] Dec 7, 2014 ... These hummingbirds are really Central American birds that grace us with ... Fall 
migrants do not sing and have molted into their less conspicuous basic plumage. 
... patch tend to gather in mixed-species flocks as they forage to fatten up for the 
.... In the last post, I embarked on an historical wild goose chase. [DOC] [TLE] Astaxathin is the major carotenoid in tissues of White Storks (Ciconia ... [PAR] We studied the carotenoid pigments in plasma, skin and body fat of white storks (
Ciconia ciconia) from a colony in Spain feeding mainly on the recently .... White 
stork; Craysh; Bird color; Astaxanthin; Lutein; Carotenoids; TLC ... carotenoids, 
and thus these substances have at- ... White storks are large wading birds with. [DOC] [TLE] CHAPTER 6. MINOR MANIPULATIVE PROCEDURES A. Overview ... [PAR] If these activities necessitate the handling of a bird, federal (and usually ... Wild 
birds used in captive studies should be as healthy and free of ... particularly if 
they have been held in a facility where other species are ..... procedure to keep 
any invasive techniques sterile. ...... Carotenoid access and intraspecific variation 
in. [DOC] [TLE] Scarlet ibis - Wikipedia [PAR] The scarlet ibis (Eudocimus ruber) is a species of ibis in the bird family 
Threskiornithidae

Question: In captivitiy, these wading birds are fed carotenoid pigments to keep the plumage color they have in the wild
Answer: Flamingo