### animal | vertebrate | bird | flamingo:

Adult flamingo
* are pink because of their diet, but their offspring are born white.
* have few natural predators.

American flamingo
* Includes photo and distribution in Suriname.
* Most american flamingos have beaks
  - legs
  - shape beaks
* Most american flamingos reach maturity
  - sexual maturity
* are waders and good swimmers.
* perform structured preening when courtship begins.
* reach sexual maturity several years after birth

### animal | vertebrate | bird | flamingo:

Chilean flamingo
* Most chilean flamingos live in areas
  - environments
* Some chilean flamingos have few natural predators
* are able to survive cooler weather than the American flamingo, say bird experts
  - one of six species of flamingos
  - subjected to frequent rain, sleet, and snowstorms
* can breed one to two times per year, depending on food availability.
* inhabit muddy, shallow alkaline and brackish lakes.
  - one of the harshest areas on earth
  - near alkaline waters, where few large organisms are found
* stand on legs.

Young flamingo
* are white and only acquire the pink color after they begin to feed on the shrimp.
* leave the nest after five days and form groups.

Flightless bird
* Many flightless birds have only three toes, the African ostrich but two.
* Most flightless birds adapt to life.
* Most flightless birds have flat sterna
  - heads
  - muscles
  - live in regions
* Most flightless birds make foot strides
  - provide examples
* Most flightless birds use legs
  - powerful legs
  - wings
* Some flightless birds have courtship dances

Fly bird
* belong to families.
* have chest muscles.
* have large breast muscles

### animal | vertebrate | bird:

Flycatcher
* Many flycatchers use sound to recognize a member of their own species.
* Most flycatchers build open-cup nests in the branches of trees or shrubs
  - feed on insects
  - occupy ranges
  - sit in treetops
* Some flycatchers have large ranges
  - nest in habitats
* are birds
  - quite variable is size and color
  - somewhat similar but have darker, browner crowns and unforked tails
* catch and eat flies and many other insects, particularly flying ants, bees and wasps.
* eat mainly insects and spiders, sometimes berries.
* have fluffy heads, good eyesight, and funny bristles around their nostrils.
* includes air sacs
  - bird's feet
  - brains
  - breasts
  - cell membranes
  - cells
  - chest cavities
  - chests
  - corpi
  - cytoplasm
  - faces
  - flight feathers
  - lips
  - mouths
  - nuclei
  - plasma membranes
  - quill feathers
  - rib cages
  - second joints
  - sections
  - skulls
  - talons
  - vacuoles
  - wishbones
* prey on insects as do swallows and many others.

### animal | vertebrate | bird | flycatcher:

Acadian flycatcher
* are plentiful in most places they live
  - songbirds
* build nests that are like hammocks or cups.
* form bonds between males and females that can last more than one year.
* have very specific requirements for their habitat.
* is distinguishable by sight and sound.
* live just below the tops of the trees, in an area called the understory.

Spotted flycatcher
* are long-distance migrants.
* prefer an even shallower, open-fronted box.

Willow flycatcher
* Most willow flycatchers feed on insects.
* are found in moist areas where there are many flying insects
  - preyed on by several mammal, bird and reptile species
  - solitary birds that usually form monogamous bonds during the breeding season
* have a lifespan of three to four years.

Flying bird
* Most flying birds have hollow bones
  - short, sharp beaks for picking up seeds and carrying nesting material
  - thinner layers of short feathers
* are located in skies.

Forest bird
* Many forest birds use open water.
* Most forest birds are shy and elusive and are more often heard than seen.