FLAMINGO

Flamingos are beautiful and delicate birds. They live in escuarios, wetlands, brackish lagoons and deltas of large rivers. They feed by filtering small items from water with their specialized bills. They have a deep, narrow lower mandible, which allows them to eat small foods such as diatoms.

We can find 6 species of flamingos, all of them are American Flamingo and Andean Flamingo.

American Flamingo lives in North America.

Andean Flamingo lives in the north of Chile.

The American Flamingo is taller than Andean Flamingo, the first is 140 meters high and the second is 110 meters high.

The American weights 4kg. and Andean weight 2,2kg; the first is bigger than the second flamingo.

The American Flamingo has the most of it’s plumage is pink. The wing coverts are red, and the primary and secondary flight feathers are black.

The Andean Flamingo has the most of the plumage is pinkish white. The Andean Flamingo is the only species of flamingo that has yellow legs and feet. Its bill is yellowish as in James's Flamingo, but with a much more extensive black tip.

The Andean Flamingo is at risk of extinction because of hunting, its long breeding cycle, and the low number of breeding sites around the world.

FOR ME THE MOST BEATIFUL OF THESE TWO FLAMINGOS IS THE ANDEAN FLAMINGO.