Andean Flamingo vs Puna Flamingo

Phoenicoparrus andinus 비교 대상 Phoenicoparrus jamesi

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Andean Flamingo Puna Flamingo
학명 Phoenicoparrus andinus Phoenicoparrus jamesi
Phoenicopteriformes Phoenicopteriformes
Phoenicopteridae Phoenicopteridae
보전 상태 Vulnerable Near Threatened
체장
날개 폭 85.0 cm (33.5 in) 82.3 cm (32.4 in)
체중 3100.0 g (109.35 oz) 2250.0 g (79.37 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Andean Flamingo only

Puna Flamingo only

없음

보전 상태

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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