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Chilean Flamingo
Phoenicopterus chilensis
Least ConcernThe Chilean Flamingo is a long-legged filter-feeding waterbird of southern South American wetlands and salt lakes. It sweeps its specialized bill through shallow saline or alkaline water for algae, tiny crustaceans, and invertebrates, often gathering in large pink flocks on open flats.
- Family
- Phoenicopteridae
- Group
- Flamingos
- Range
- Chilean Flamingo Range — Resident or seasonal range in southern South American wetlands and salt lakes
- Population
- ≈ Unknown