Andean Flamingo vs Puna Flamingo

Phoenicoparrus andinus مقارنةً بـ Phoenicoparrus jamesi

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Andean Flamingo Puna Flamingo
الاسم العلمي Phoenicoparrus andinus Phoenicoparrus jamesi
الرتبة Phoenicopteriformes Phoenicopteriformes
الفصيلة Phoenicopteridae Phoenicopteridae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Near Threatened
الطول
طول الجناح 85,0 cm (33.5 in) 82,3 cm (32.4 in)
الوزن 3100,0 g (109.35 oz) 2250,0 g (79.37 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Andean Flamingo only

Puna Flamingo only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Vulnerable

Andean Flamingo

Near Threatened

Puna Flamingo

About These Birds

Andean Flamingo

Andean Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus andinus) is a large 100–110 cm flamingo of high Andean salt lakes. Pale pink with bright yellow legs; black lower body; heavy pink-and-black bill. Restricted to puna lakes above 3,500 m in Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. Vulnerable; world population only ~38,000. Feeds on diatoms and invertebrates.

Puna Flamingo

Puna Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi) is a medium 90–92 cm flamingo of extreme high-altitude Andean salt lakes above 4,000 m. Pale pink; distinctive red facial skin; all-red bill with black tip; yellow legs. Found in Bolivia, Chile, Peru, and Argentina. Vulnerable; ~50,000 birds. Also called James's Flamingo.

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