- 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 6 October 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chilean_Flamingo
External Links
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