Andean Flamingo 🦩
Species Profile
Phoenicoparrus andinus
VU Vulnerable
Andean Flamingo
The Andean flamingo ( Phoenicoparrus andinus ) is a species of Flamingo and one of the rarest of its type in the world. It lives in the Andes mountains of South America. Until 2014, it was classified in genus Phoenicopterus . It is closely related to James's flamingo, and the two make up the genus Phoenicoparrus . The Chilean flamingo, Andean flamingo, and James's flamingo are all sympatric, and all live in colonies (including shared nesting areas).
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