When a flamingo flies, its long neck and legs make a nearly straight line. Flamingos live to be about 50 years old. The flamingo's bright pink color is due to its diet. The carotene from the shrimp in its diet turns its feathers pink. If the diet is low in carotene, the feathers become white.
Flamingos have a very long neck and long, pink legs with big, pink, webbed feet.
The large bill is used in filter feeding. The eyes are orange. The American flamingo is native to Central and South America. The flamingo eats by putting its head upside-down into the water looking backwards. It takes in water that is rich in tiny organisms and filters nutrients from the water with a comb-like organ on its tongue.