Mating Ritual: James's Flamingo
The James's Flamingo (Phoenicopterus jamesi), also known as the Puna Flamingo, is a South American flamingo, named for Harry Berkeley James. It breeds on the high Andean plateaus of Peru, Chile, Bolivia and Argentina. It is related to the Andean Flamingo, and the two are often placed in the genus Phoenicoparrus.
It is a small and delicate flamingo, approximately 3 feet in height. Its plumage is pale pink, with bright carmine streaks around the neck and on the back. When perched a small amount of black can be seen in the wings. There is bright red skin around the eye. The legs are brick-red and the bill is bright yellow with a black tip. Immature birds are greyish.
James's Flamingo is similar to other South American flamingoes, but the Chilean Flamingo is pinker, with a longer bill without yellow, and the Andean Flamingo is larger with more black in the wings and bill, and yellow legs.
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Points North (67 months ago | reply)
Wonderful shot! It's amazing how they do that.
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Fantastic to get them all pointing the same way.
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wow, what an amazing shot......love the little yellow amongst the pink
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I never noticed flamingo beaks before. They make such a nice pattern. Never saw so many clustered together like this, either -- not even on my friends' lawns when they turned 50! :-D
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absolutely sensational picture! Jame's Flamingoes are probably my favourite species of Flamingo
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