Puna Flamingo vs American Flamingo

Phoenicoparrus jamesi comparado con Phoenicopterus ruber

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Atributo Puna Flamingo American Flamingo
Nombre científico Phoenicoparrus jamesi Phoenicopterus ruber
Orden Phoenicopteriformes Phoenicopteriformes
Familia Phoenicopteridae Phoenicopteridae
Estado de conservación Near Threatened Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 82,3 cm (32.4 in) 81,8 cm (32.2 in)
Peso 2250,0 g (79.37 oz) 3090,0 g (109.00 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Puna Flamingo only

Ninguno

American Flamingo only

Estado de conservación

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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