Nitrogenous Waste in Birds and Reptiles: Uric Acid. Birds, reptiles, and most terrestrial arthropods convert toxic ammonia to uric acid or the closely related compound guanine (guano) instead of urea. Mammals also form some uric acid during breakdown of nucleic acids.
Flamingos or flamingoes /flÉËmÉªÅÉ¡oÊz/ are a type of wading bird in the family Phoenicopteridae, the only family in the order Phoenicopteriformes. There are four flamingo species in the Americas and two species in the Old World. Play media.
Flamingos eat algae, diatoms and small crustaceans found in lagoons or large, shallow lakes. The flamingo can be found in South America, Africa, the Middle East and the Caribbean, depending on the species. Flamingos are a pink or red color because of the carotenoid pigments that are found in the food that they eat. The Caribbean flamingos, which are a subspecies of greater flamingo, have the brightest colors, with vibrant red, pink and orange on their faces, bills and legs.