Puna Flamingo vs Chilean Flamingo

Phoenicoparrus jamesi 비교 대상 Phoenicopterus chilensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Puna Flamingo Chilean Flamingo
학명 Phoenicoparrus jamesi Phoenicopterus chilensis
Phoenicopteriformes Phoenicopteriformes
Phoenicopteridae Phoenicopteridae
보전 상태 Near Threatened Near Threatened
체장
날개 폭 82.3 cm (32.4 in) 80.4 cm (31.7 in)
체중 2250.0 g (79.37 oz) 2460.0 g (86.77 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Puna Flamingo only

없음

Chilean Flamingo only

보전 상태

Near Threatened

Puna Flamingo

Near Threatened

Chilean 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.

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.

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