Chilean Flamingos
Phoenicopterus chilensis
About the Chilean Flamingos:
Flamingos are instantly recognisable with their long legs and necks and pink plumage. These are one of the larger flamingo species, up to 1.5 metres tall.
Habitat and Distribution
Chilean flamingos are found on high mountain lakes in Chile, Peru, Bolivia and Argentina.
Family Information
Chilean flamingos live in large flocks of several thousand birds. Flamingos lay a single egg on a nest made of a mound of mud.
