Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Flamingos :: Puna Flamingo

Puna Flamingo Phoenicopterus jamesi

Described by: Sclater, P. L. (1886)
Alternate common name(s): James's Flamingo, James' Flamingo, Lesser Andean Flamingo
Old scientific name(s): Phoenicoparrus jamesi

Photographs

No photographs are available for this species

Range

Cw. South America;
Restricted range;
Ex. s. Peru (Lake Titicaca, Lake Parinacochas in Ayacucho, Lake Salinas in Arequipa), ne. Chile (Tarapaca and Antofagasta on Pedernales, Luyoquis, Colorada and Aguas Calientes saltlakes), w. Bolivia (La Paz, Oruro on Lake Poopo and Lake Coipasa, and Potosi) and nw. Argentina (Jujuy on Lake Pozuelos, Salta, Catamarca, Tucuman).
Sometimes disperses as far as the Pacific coast(?).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Aves de Chile

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

Comments/Errors

Please email with errors/comments on this page or to donate photos.

If there is no family list to the left, you may have arrived at this page from a direct link.
Please select "Mangoverde World Bird Guide" to view the entire bird site.