Even though most birds are loved by children, flamingos have a separate position in their hearts. The long legs, curved necks, large beaks, and the pink body colour of the flamingos never fail to amaze the little hearts. The way how flamingos stand is still a reason for wonder. They usually stand on one leg with the other tucked beneath the body, and the motive behind such a gesture is still unknown. If your children behold a special interest in birds, let’s use this activity on flamingo drawing to enhance their love for ornithology. 

Learning to portray accurate images of flamingos will help in boosting the self-confidence of kids. They will start to realise their potential and express their creative ideas. Apart from building their artistic talents, drawing activities like how to draw a flamingo will help them learn in detail about birds and their habitats. BYJU’S guide on flamingo drawing for kids will be handy for those wishing to learn the shape, body parts, and living habitat of flamingo birds. 

Fantastic Flamingo Facts

Have you ever wondered the reason for the popularity of flamingos in the hearts of so many bird lovers? One of the main reasons for it is their unique lifestyle. There are numerous unknown facts about them that make each one of us get interested in them. Some of the most surprising ones are listed below. 

• Nests of flamingos are made of mud. They arrange it in such a shape to fit a big egg inside. 
• Most of the flamingos stand on one leg; they can even sleep by standing in such a position. 
• Flamingoes get their pink colour from the food they consume. Consumption of carotenoids turns their feathers pink.
• Flamingoes are social animals, and a group of flamingos is called a flamboyance. 
• There are six flamingo species; they are the Caribbean flamingos, lesser flamingos, greater flamingos, James’s flamingos, Chilean flamingos and Andean flamingos. 

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How to Draw a Flamingo for Kids?

Learning will be an exciting part of kids’ day if their process is included with drawing and painting exercises. Teachers and parents can use such easy, beneficial activities to boost their interest in learning. They can use this resource on flamingo drawing to introduce information regarding the lifestyle of flamingos and to teach how to artistically present them. 

• Start by drawing the head and torso of the flamingo. Diagonally draw two short circles a short distance apart on the left and right of the paper. Arrange them in such a way that the right circle is a short one compared to the left. 
• After completing the rough sketch of the head and torso part, sketch the neck and tail. Draw two smooth lines connecting the right and left circles to form the neck region of the flamingo and draw a small tail part. 
• Add details. On the head part, sketch out the eye and beak of the flamingo, and on the torso part, use a simple curve to sketch the wing of the flamingo. 
• After finishing the rough outline of the head and torso part, start drawing the legs of the flamingo. Kids can easily sketch the paws with the use of simple straight lines. Draw a vertical straight line downwards from the middle of the torso part. Adjacent to it, draw another leg in a bent position. 
• The rough sketch of the flamingo will be almost done after the completion of the leg part. Kids can use an eraser and clear the unwanted drawings from the picture to bring more clarity to the picture. 
• As the final step of the process, fill the picture with the right set of colours. If interested, kids can use colour blending techniques and blend pink and white colours in the body of the flamingo to make the picture appear visually appealing. 

Let kids unleash their talents by participating in drawing and colouring activities. If kids’ are interested in drawing patterns of animals, birds etc., there are numerous resources available on the internet to refer to. Practising such exercises on a regular basis will help kids to improve their cognitive skills. Kids can discover a wide range of learning exercises and worksheets related to short stories, essays and poemsfor kids on BYJU’S website.