- Flamingos nervous system is very similar to other birds, and not that different from mammals.
- the cerebrum has greatly expanded basal nuclei rather than a developed neocortex for moderating flexible behaviors (and birds seem to have more "hard-wired," instinctive behaviors than learned responses).
- Visual information is projected to the optic lobes of the mid-brain rather than the visual cortex of the forebrain as in mammals) - these large lobes produce lateral bulges beneath the cerebrum.