Andean Flamingo vs Puna Flamingo

Phoenicoparrus andinus 对比 Phoenicoparrus jamesi

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Andean Flamingo Puna Flamingo
学名 Phoenicoparrus andinus Phoenicoparrus jamesi
Phoenicopteriformes Phoenicopteriformes
Phoenicopteridae Phoenicopteridae
保护状况 Vulnerable Near Threatened
体长
翼展 85.0 cm (33.5 in) 82.3 cm (32.4 in)
体重 3100.0 g (109.35 oz) 2250.0 g (79.37 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Andean Flamingo only

Puna Flamingo only

保护状况

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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