James's Flamingo

Phoenicoparrus jamesi (Sclater, PL, 1886)

90–92 cmLength2 kgWeight

James's flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi), also known as the puna flamingo, is a species of flamingo that lives at high altitudes in the Andean plateaus of Peru, Chile, Bolivia, and northwest Argentina.

Busiest months: October · Most records: Argentina, Chile

Near Threatened

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: October · Most records: Argentina, Chile

James's Flamingo has been recorded at 12 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 2 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Mar Chiquita – Lomas de los IndiosArgentina133 records
Mar Chiquita – Desembocadura del Río XanaesArgentina85 records
Río Lluta – DesembocaduraChile78 records

More places

Estero El Culebrón – DesembocaduraChile60 records
PN Lauca – Lago ChungaráChile57 records
Piletones de El ParamilloArgentina38 records
Mar Chiquita – MiramarArgentina34 records
Río Choapa – DesembocaduraChile8 records
Pichicuy – HumedalChile6 records
YaviArgentina5 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Argentina Chile

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

Excerpt from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · authors · Read more on Wikipedia

Questions

How big is the James's Flamingo?

The James's Flamingo is about 90–92 cm long and weighs around 2 kg.

Where does the James's Flamingo live?

Its breeding range: South America: southern Peru, western Bolivia, northern Chile and northwestern Argentina. It is most often recorded in Argentina and Chile.