Anup Shah / Lesser flamingos {Phoeniconaias minor} performing 'wing salute' as part of courtship display, the wings are spread out to the side of the body and held in this position for several seconds, making the...

Chase Dekker / Lesser Flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor) wading, Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Chase Dekker / Lesser Flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor) pair fighting, Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Paul Souders/ Worldfoto / Lesser Flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor) flock flying, Lake Magadi, Kenya

Paul Souders/ Worldfoto / Lesser Flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor) flock nesting on island, Lake Natron, Tanzania

Paul Souders/ Worldfoto / Lesser Flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor) nesting colony, Lake Natron, Tanzania

Ingo Arndt / Aerial view of Lesser flamingos (Phoenicopterus minor) on Lake Nakuru, Kenya, Africa

Thomas Marent / Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) flock flying, Los Flamencos Sanctuary, Guajira Peninsula, Colombia

Oscar Diez/ BIA / Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) flock taking flight, Andalusia, Spain

Oscar Diez/ BIA / Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) trio taking flight from wetland, Andalusia, Spain

Bence Mate / Great flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) feeding in sludge at bottom of river, Pont De Gau Park, Rhone River, France.

Bence Mate / Great flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) with beak covered in mud after feeding, Pont De Gau Park, Rhone River, France.