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| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Chilean Flamingo black-necked stilt Andean Coot Peru.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Stanley+Jones|Stanley Jones}}<br />South east of Lima, [[Peru]], September 2009]] |
;[[:Category:Phoenicopterus|Phoenicopterus]] chilensis | ;[[:Category:Phoenicopterus|Phoenicopterus]] chilensis | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 110-130cm | + | [[Image:Chilean-Flamingo-juv-P10704.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Immature<br />Photo by {{user|njlarsen|njlarsen}}<br />[[Lauca National Park]], [[Chile]], November 2009]] |
| + | 110-130cm (43¼-51¼ in) | ||
*Pale pink plumage | *Pale pink plumage | ||
*Darker pink in wings | *Darker pink in wings | ||
| − | *Black wings primaries and secondaries | + | *Black wings [[Topography#Wings|primaries]] and [[Topography#Wings|secondaries]] |
*Grey legs with pink "knees" | *Grey legs with pink "knees" | ||
| − | *Grey | + | *Grey bill with black tip which extends beyond the bend<br /> |
| − | + | '''Immature''': grey with brown and pink | |
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Andes of southern [[South America]]; pampas of southern [[Brazil]] to southern [[Argentina]]. | Andes of southern [[South America]]; pampas of southern [[Brazil]] to southern [[Argentina]]. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
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A single chalky white egg is laid on a mud mound and incubated by both parents for 30 days. | A single chalky white egg is laid on a mud mound and incubated by both parents for 30 days. | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
The diet includes small crustacean, aquatic invertebrates, seeds and algae. | The diet includes small crustacean, aquatic invertebrates, seeds and algae. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | [[Image:Chilean Flamingo.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Rodrigo+Reyes|Rodrigo Reyes}}<br />[[El Yali National Reserve]], central [[Chile]], June 2007]] |
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2017) | ||
| + | #Whozoo | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 20:06, 18 June 2017
- Phoenicopterus chilensis
Identification
110-130cm (43¼-51¼ in)
- Pale pink plumage
- Darker pink in wings
- Black wings primaries and secondaries
- Grey legs with pink "knees"
- Grey bill with black tip which extends beyond the bend
Immature: grey with brown and pink
Distribution
Andes of southern South America; pampas of southern Brazil to southern Argentina.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Shallow salt marshes and brackish coastal lagoons.
Behaviour
Breeding
A single chalky white egg is laid on a mud mound and incubated by both parents for 30 days.
Diet
The diet includes small crustacean, aquatic invertebrates, seeds and algae.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2017)
- Whozoo
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chilean Flamingo. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chilean_Flamingo
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