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Chilean Flamingo

Phoenicopterus chilensis

Chilean Flamingos are beautiful pink birds that love to wade in shallow water. They have long legs and necks, and they often stand on one leg while resting!

Lebensraum: Coastal areas

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The Chilean Flamingo has pale pink plumage, often lighter than its relatives, with brighter pink wing coverts. Its long legs are greyish-white with distinctive pink 'knees' and feet, and its bill is yellowish with a prominent black tip.

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Chilean Flamingo
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Chilean Flamingo

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Baby flamingos are born grey and don't get their pink color until they eat special food!

Chilean Flamingos often gather in groups of thousands, forming giant pink parades!

Flamingos can sleep soundly while standing on one leg in the water!

Their nests are muddy mounds that look like small volcanoes!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Underwater Sieve

Chilean Flamingos can filter tiny food from water because their unique bill works like an upside-down sieve, collecting algae and small invertebrates.

Fähigkeit

Salty Survivor

Chilean Flamingos can thrive in extremely salty lakes because their bodies are adapted to process high salt levels, which few other animals can tolerate.

Fähigkeit

One-Legged Rest

Chilean Flamingos can stand on one leg for long periods that helps them conserve body heat and reduce muscle fatigue in cold, watery habitats.

Maße und Details

Länge
100-130 cm
Flügelspannweite
130-160 cm
Gewicht
2.5-3.5 kg
Lebenserwartung
20-30 Jahre
Top Speed
60 km/h
Gelegegröße
1
Brutzeit
27-31 Tage
Zugstrecke
500 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

They filter-feed on tiny algae, diatoms, and small invertebrates found in salty waters.

Altersunterschiede: Young chicks are fed 'crop milk' by parents before they can filter-feed themselves.

Hauptnahrung

  • Diatoms
  • Algae
  • Brine shrimp
  • Insect larvae

Nahrungssuche

  • Filter Feeding

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Andean Fox

Lycalopex culpaeus

Preys on eggs, chicks, and sometimes adult flamingos.

eaten by

Brine Shrimp

Artemia salina

Primary food source, providing essential nutrients and pigments.

eaten by

Spirulina Algae

Spirulina platensis

Key food source contributing to their distinctive pink coloration.

eaten by

Andean Gull

Chroicocephalus serranus

Known to prey on flamingo eggs and young chicks.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch flamingos from a distance and don't try to touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Chilean Flamingo?

100-130 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Chilean Flamingo?

130-160 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Chilean Flamingo?

2.5-3.5 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Chilean Flamingo?

20-30 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Chilean Flamingo?

60 km/h

Was frisst Chilean Flamingo?

They filter-feed on tiny algae, diatoms, and small invertebrates found in salty waters.

Wo findet man Chilean Flamingo normalerweise?

Coastal areas

Wie jagt Chilean Flamingo?

Filter Feeding

Snap-Karte

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Neueste Snaps

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