Flocks of males perform a mesmerising courtship dance to attract mates, including head wagging and bobbing, bowing, honking, wing salutations, broken neck posture and more.
Each display can last for hours and is repeated for days or even months. Females can be polyandrous, breeding with more than one male. Lesser flamingos pair up to build a nest of mud where one egg is laid. Parents take turns at incubation.