Flamingos habitat

-The flamingo's most characteristic habitats are large alkaline or saline lakes or estuarine lagoons that usually lack vegetation.
Lakes may be far inland or near the sea.
All flamingo species are found in tropical and subtropical areas.
-A variety of habitats are used by flamingos: mangrove swamps
tidal flats, and sandy islands in the intertidal zone.
-The presence or absence of fish may have a great influence
on the use of lakes by some flamingos.
-The Chilean flamingo is scarce or absent in lakes with fish.
It is present, usually in large numbers, where there are no fish with
which to compete for food.
-The introduction of fish to some lakes may seriously affect the distribution of the Chilean flamingo as well as the greater and
Caribbean flamingos, since they all feed primarily on invertebrates.
Other flamingo species are not affected because of different food sources.

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