Flamingos (Phoenicopteridae)
Andean Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus andinus) - HBW 1, p. 526
French: Flamant des Andes
German: Andenflamingo
Spanish: Parina Grande
Other common names: Greater Andean Flamingo
Taxonomy: Phoenicopterus andinus Philippi, 1854, salt lake near Altos de Pingopingo, Antofagasta, Chile.
In recent years, frequently included in genus Phoenicopterus, along with all other flamingos. Monotypic.
Distribution: Restricted to high Andes, from S Peru through Bolivia to N Chile and NW Argentina.
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Three birds walking Locality Salar de Surire, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 22 October 2003 9 years ago 17 sec 4.9 -
Puna and Andean flamingos walking and feeding Locality Salar de Surire, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 22 October 2003 9 years ago 20 sec 4.6 -
An Andean flamingo flapping its wings Locality Salar de Surire, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 22 October 2003 9 years ago 7 sec 4.5 -
two feeding Locality Chaxa Lagoon, Salar de Atacama, Antofagasta Region, Chile (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 30 November 2011 5 weeks ago 39 sec 4.3 -
close up of feeding adult Locality Chaxa Lagoon, Salar de Atacama, Antofagasta Region, Chile (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 30 November 2011 5 weeks ago 37 sec 4.3 -
adult feeding Locality Chaxa Lagoon, Salar de Atacama, Antofagasta Region, Chile (Monotypic species)
Martin Kennewell 30 November 2011 5 weeks ago 28 sec 4.3
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An adult looking for food in the lagoon.
Locality Salar de Uyuni, Uyuni, Potosí Department, Bolivia
Carmelo López 17 October 2009 2 years ago 4.2 -
A solitary bird. Puna Flamingos on the back.
Locality Laguna Colorada, Potosí Department, Bolivia
Diego R. Méndez 20 February 2013 1 day ago ADDED LAST WEEK 4 -
Flamingos flying over Salar de Punta Negra (salt lake), foothills of Antofagasta, 3,000 meters above sea level.
Locality Antofagasta Region, Chile
Patricio Mackenzie 23 December 2009 3 years ago 4 -
A bird standing in the water.
Locality Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Tomasz Doroń 4 April 2009 3 years ago 4 -
An adult looking for food in the lagoon.
Locality Salar de Uyuni, Uyuni, Potosí Department, Bolivia
Carmelo López 17 October 2009 2 years ago 3.8 -
A group of birds in the lake displaying.
Locality Abra Pampa, Jujuy Province, Argentina (Monotypic species)
Joe Tobias 1 January 2003 1 year ago 3.6
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