Puna Flamingo vs American Flamingo

Phoenicoparrus jamesi в сравнении с Phoenicopterus ruber

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Характеристика Puna Flamingo American Flamingo
Научное название Phoenicoparrus jamesi Phoenicopterus ruber
Отряд Phoenicopteriformes Phoenicopteriformes
Семейство Phoenicopteridae Phoenicopteridae
Охранный статус Near Threatened Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 82,3 cm (32.4 in) 81,8 cm (32.2 in)
Масса 2250,0 g (79.37 oz) 3090,0 g (109.00 oz)
Питание -- --
Размер кладки 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

Puna Flamingo only

Нет

American Flamingo only

Охранный статус

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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