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It breeds on the high Andean plateaux of [[Peru]], [[Chile]], [[Bolivia]] and [[Argentina]]. | It breeds on the high Andean plateaux of [[Peru]], [[Chile]], [[Bolivia]] and [[Argentina]]. | ||
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Plateaux | Plateaux | ||
Revision as of 22:02, 11 July 2014
Alternative name: Puna Flamingo
- Phoenicoparrus jamesi
Phoenicopterus jamesi
Identification
3 feet in height. Its plumage is pale pink, on its neck and back are bright carmine streaks. Primaries and secondaries but not tertials are black; this is seen in flight, and sometimes a little black can be seen in the folded wings. The skin round the eye is bright red, the legs are red and the bill is yellow with a black tip. Juveniles are grey.
Similar species
Andean Flamingo as adult has a more extensive black tip to the bill, and the shape of the bill also differ.
Distribution
It breeds on the high Andean plateaux of Peru, Chile, Bolivia and Argentina.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species1. It is related to the Chilean Flamingo and the Andean Flamingo.
Habitat
Plateaux
Behaviour
They nest in colonies near lakes and lagoons. The nest is made of mud and is cone shaped, without a top. 1 egg is laid. The chicks learn to swim quickly.
