Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis)

Family
Phoenicopteridae (Flamingos)

Size
99 - 109 cm

First Described (Guide)
Molina, 1782

Habitat
Coastal mudflats, estuaries, lagoons, salt-lakes. From sea-level - 4,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina (B), Bolivia (B), Brazil (NB), Chile (B), Paraguay (B), Peru (B), Uruguay (NB).

Vagrant to Ecuador, Falkland Islands (Malvinas).

Central Peru southwards through Andes to Tierra del Fuego; extends eastwards to southern Brazil and Uruguay.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 200,000 (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Degradation of breeding sites through excessive water extraction, mining, hunting and egg-collection are the main threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) [XC272817]
by Cristian Pinto Fernandez from Laguna near Lagunillas, Jujuy, Argentina (call)

Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) [XC711476]
by id from San Pedro de Atacama (near Machuca), El Loa, Antofagasta, Chile (call)

Subspecies
Sometimes considered a subspecies of American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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