Flamingos

Chilean Flamingo

Phoenicopterus chilensis

The Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) is a 2.3 kg wetland bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. It stays put all year.

Family

Flamingos

Order

Phoenicopteriformes

Weight

2.3 kg

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

16

Recorded in Argentina, Chile, Peru, Netherlands, Bolivia, Uruguay, Ecuador, Germany, Brazil, Paraguay, Austria, United States, France, Belgium, Sweden, United Kingdom.

Where to see it: Refugio de Vida Silvestre Los Pantanos de Villa · Laguna Costera y Playa Marvilla (Peru); Humedal Lucre-Huacarpay (Peru); Río Lluta · Desembocadura (Chile); (IBA) Esteros del Arroyo Maldonado · Área general (Uruguay); Reserva Natural Playa Penino (Uruguay).

Photo: (c) datadan, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist