Editing Chilean flamingo (section)

==Breeding==
Chilean flamingos live in large flocks in the wild and require crowded conditions to stimulate breeding. During breeding season, males and females display a variety of behaviors to attract mates, including head flagging—swiveling their heads from side-to-side in tandem—and wing salutes, where the wings are repeatedly opened and closed. Flamingos in general have a poor record of successful breeding because they will delay reproduction until the environmental conditions are favorable for breeding.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Farrell|first=Barry|title=Breeding behavior in a flock of Chilean flamingos (Phoenicopterus chilensis) at Dublin zoo|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/247940581|journal=Zoo Biology}}</ref> 

Males and females co-operate in building a pillar-shaped mud nest, and both incubate the egg laid by the female, taking turns to sit on the egg.<ref name=":0" /> Upon hatching, the chicks have gray plumage; they do not gain the typical pink adult coloration for 2–3 years. Both male and female flamingos can produce a [[crop milk|nutritious fluid]] from glands in their crop to feed their young. Due to their diet, this crop milk is crimson in color.<ref name="LPZChileanFlamingo" />