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.
Until 2002, the Caribbean flamingo was considered conspecific with the greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus), found in Europe, Africa, and Asia . While both species are of a similar size, the greater flamingo has much paler plumage than the Caribbean flamingo . Also known as American flamingo. Synonyms Phoenicopterus ruber ruber. Size