Puna Flamingo vs American Flamingo

Phoenicoparrus jamesi مقارنةً بـ Phoenicopterus ruber

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Puna Flamingo American Flamingo
الاسم العلمي Phoenicoparrus jamesi Phoenicopterus ruber
الرتبة Phoenicopteriformes Phoenicopteriformes
الفصيلة Phoenicopteridae Phoenicopteridae
حالة الحفاظ Near Threatened Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 82,3 cm (32.4 in) 81,8 cm (32.2 in)
الوزن 2250,0 g (79.37 oz) 3090,0 g (109.00 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Puna Flamingo only

بلا

American Flamingo only

حالة الحفاظ

Near Threatened

Puna Flamingo

Least Concern

American Flamingo

About These Birds

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.

American Flamingo

American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) is a large 100–145 cm, brilliant pink flamingo of the Caribbean and Galápagos. Deepest pink of all flamingos; kinked pink-and-black bill. Inhabits hypersaline coastal lagoons, estuaries, and salt flats in the Caribbean, Yucatán, Galápagos, and northern South America.

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