Chilean Flamingo vs American Flamingo

Phoenicopterus chilensis so với Phoenicopterus ruber

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Chilean Flamingo American Flamingo
Tên Khoa Học Phoenicopterus chilensis Phoenicopterus ruber
Bộ Phoenicopteriformes Phoenicopteriformes
Họ Phoenicopteridae Phoenicopteridae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Near Threatened Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 80,4 cm (31.7 in) 81,8 cm (32.2 in)
Khối Lượng 2460,0 g (86.77 oz) 3090,0 g (109.00 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Chilean Flamingo only

Không

American Flamingo only

Không

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Near Threatened

Chilean Flamingo

Least Concern

American Flamingo

About These Birds

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.

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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