James's Flamingo
Phoenicoparrus jamesi(Sclater, PL, 1886)
English (US) James's Flamingo
The James's Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi) 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 jamesi
- Order
- Phoenicopteriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- James's Flamingo
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1886)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Phoenicopterus jamesi
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1886)
- Type locality
- Sitani, at foot of Isluga volcano, Tarapaca, Chile.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1886, pt.3, no.26 p.399,400 pl.36 fig.3
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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