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.
Flamingo Facts. Flamingo is well known and easily recognized bird because of its red-purple colored feather. These birds live in shallow lakes, mangrove swamps and sandy islands of Africa, Asia, America and Europe. There are 6 species of flamingos.lamingos wingspan ranges from 3.3 - 5 feet. Color of their feather is result of their diet: pigments in their food (called carotenoids) are responsible for red and pink colors of their feathers. They eat shrimps, algae, crustaceansâ¦. When they eat, their head is positioned upside-down.