Andean Flamingo vs Puna Flamingo

Phoenicoparrus andinus verglichen mit Phoenicoparrus jamesi

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Merkmal Andean Flamingo Puna Flamingo
Wissenschaftlicher Name Phoenicoparrus andinus Phoenicoparrus jamesi
Ordnung Phoenicopteriformes Phoenicopteriformes
Familie Phoenicopteridae Phoenicopteridae
Erhaltungsstatus Vulnerable Near Threatened
Länge
Flügelspannweite 85,0 cm (33.5 in) 82,3 cm (32.4 in)
Gewicht 3100,0 g (109.35 oz) 2250,0 g (79.37 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
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Habitat Comparison

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Erhaltungsstatus

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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