Species profile
Andean Flamingo
Phoenicoparrus andinus
Quick answer
High Andes of s Peru to nw Argentina and n Chile
- Scientific name
- Phoenicoparrus andinus
- Family
- Phoenicopteridae
- Order
- Phoenicopteriformes
- Genus
- Phoenicoparrus
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable
Recording Andean Flamingo in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Phoenicopteridae
- American Flamingo, Caribbean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber)
- Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis)
- Elornis grandis (Elornis grandis)
- Elornis littoralis (Elornis littoralis)
- flamingo (Phoenicopterus floridanus)
- Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
- Juncitarsus gracillimus (Juncitarsus gracillimus)
- Juncitarsus merkeli (Juncitarsus merkeli)