Puna Flamingo vs American Flamingo

Phoenicoparrus jamesi verglichen mit Phoenicopterus ruber

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Merkmal Puna Flamingo American Flamingo
Wissenschaftlicher Name Phoenicoparrus jamesi Phoenicopterus ruber
Ordnung Phoenicopteriformes Phoenicopteriformes
Familie Phoenicopteridae Phoenicopteridae
Erhaltungsstatus Near Threatened Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 82,3 cm (32.4 in) 81,8 cm (32.2 in)
Gewicht 2250,0 g (79.37 oz) 3090,0 g (109.00 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Puna Flamingo only

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American Flamingo only

Erhaltungsstatus

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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