Andean Flamingo - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio
The Andean flamingo is the rarest flamingo in the world and one of the three flamingo species that inhabit the high Andes in South America. The other two species are Chilean and James's flamingo. The Andean flamingo has the typical elegant body shape, with a …
Andean flamingo - Wikipedia
This Andean flamingo is native to the wetlands of the high Andes mountain range from southern Peru to northwestern Argentina and northern Chile. Andean flamingos are migratory, with the ability to travel up to 700 miles in one day.
Why are Flamingos Pink? And Other Flamingo Facts
2021年6月29日 · Greater flamingos are found in parts of Africa, Asia, and Europe. They are the largest and tallest flamingo species. Chilean, Andean, and James’s flamingos are found only in South America. Andean flamingos are the rarest of the six species, with fewer than 40,000 birds.
Andean Flamingo - eBird
Identification. POWERED BY MERLIN. Rather local and declining; found at salt lakes and bogs in the high Andes. Associates readily with Chilean and James’s Flamingos, although each species often stays slightly apart within mixed groups.
ADW: Phoenicoparrus andinus: INFORMATION
Andean flamingos live in highland salt lakes of the Andes mountains from 2,500 to 4,950 m above sea level, but usually occuring between 3500 and 4500 meters elevation. Their habitat mainly consists of large alkaline or saline lagoons with soft sediment bottoms.
Andean flamingo - Biological Diversity
The big, beautiful Andean flamingo is one of three flamingo species native to the Andes. A relatively long-lived bird, this flamingo can travel vast distances — from 200 to more than 700 miles in a single day.
Andean Flamingos (Phoenicopterus andinus) - Earth Life
2023年7月12日 · The Andean Flamingo occurs naturally in the high Andes in southern Peru, Bolivia, northern Chile, and northwestern Argentina. This species is at risk of extinction because of hunting and the lack of suitable breeding sites around the world.
Andean flamingo facts for kids - Kids encyclopedia
This Andean flamingo is native to the wetlands of the high Andes mountain range from southern Peru to northwestern Argentina and northern Chile. Andean flamingos are migratory, with the ability to travel up to 700 miles in one day. In the summer, they live in salt lakes, and migrate to the lower wetlands for the winter.
Andean Flamingo | Phoenicoparrus andinus | Species Guide | Birda
The Andean flamingo (Phoenicoparrus andinus) is a striking bird, native to the Andes mountains of South America. It is the largest flamingo in the Andes and one of the heaviest of its kind, comparable in weight to the greater flamingo.
Andean Flamingo - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The Andean flamingo is the largest member of the Phoenicopteridae family in South America, reaching an adult height of 3.5 feet (ft) (110 centimeters (cm)) (Fjelds[aring] and Krabbe 1990, p. 86). This waterbird is native to low-, medium-, and high-altitude wetlands in the Andean regions of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru (BirdLife ...