Of the three species of Flamingo in South America, the one with the distinctive red “knee-caps” is the Chilean Flamingo.

It feeds by shuffling its feet in the water, this stirs up the sediment and brings into suspension lots of juicy “flamingo fare” algae and crustaceans.

This activity attracts other birds, such as the Wilson’s Phalarope to take advantage, one bird indirectly helping another, helping friends feed.

This unusual bird behaviour was recorded by the ‘Living Wild in South America’ team at the Salar De Atacama lagoons in Chile.