Chilean Flamingo vs American Flamingo

Phoenicopterus chilensis مقارنةً بـ Phoenicopterus ruber

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Chilean Flamingo American Flamingo
الاسم العلمي Phoenicopterus chilensis Phoenicopterus ruber
الرتبة Phoenicopteriformes Phoenicopteriformes
الفصيلة Phoenicopteridae Phoenicopteridae
حالة الحفاظ Near Threatened Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 80,4 cm (31.7 in) 81,8 cm (32.2 in)
الوزن 2460,0 g (86.77 oz) 3090,0 g (109.00 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Chilean Flamingo only

بلا

American Flamingo only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Near Threatened

Chilean Flamingo

Least Concern

American Flamingo

About These Birds

Chilean Flamingo

Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) is a large 100–130 cm flamingo of South America. Pale pink plumage with pinkish legs and distinctive grey-banded knee joints; pink-black bill. Inhabits saline lakes, coastal lagoons, and estuaries from Ecuador south to Argentina and Tierra del Fuego. Feeds by filter-feeding on algae and invertebrates.

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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