Andean Flamingo
Phoenicoparrus andinus(Philippi, RA, 1854)
English (US) Andean Flamingo
The Andean Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus andinus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Phoenicopteridae (Flamingos) in the order Phoenicopteriformes.
Range: high Andes of southern Peru to northwestern Argentina and northern ChileRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Phoenicoparrus andinus
- Order
- Phoenicopteriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Andean Flamingo
- Described by
- (Philippi, RA, 1854)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Phoenicopterus andinus
- Described by
- (Philippi, RA, 1854)
- Type locality
- salt lake near Altos de Pingopingo, Antofagasta, Chile.
- Original description
- Anales de la Universidad de Chile 11 p.337
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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