Puna Flamingo vs Chilean Flamingo

Phoenicoparrus jamesi в сравнении с Phoenicopterus chilensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика Puna Flamingo Chilean Flamingo
Научное название Phoenicoparrus jamesi Phoenicopterus chilensis
Отряд Phoenicopteriformes Phoenicopteriformes
Семейство Phoenicopteridae Phoenicopteridae
Охранный статус Near Threatened Near Threatened
Длина
Размах крыльев 82,3 cm (32.4 in) 80,4 cm (31.7 in)
Масса 2250,0 g (79.37 oz) 2460,0 g (86.77 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Puna Flamingo only

Нет

Chilean Flamingo only

Охранный статус

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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