James's flamingo
puna flamingo
phoenicoparrus jamesi latin

The easiest method to distinguish James's flamingos is by the lighter feathers and the bright yellow on the bill.

These feathers are easily distinguished in James's flamingo's because they're the only black feathers on the bird.

James's Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi) is also known as the Puna Flamingo.

There are marginal and submarginal lamellae and James's flamingo has the greatest number of both which also means there is a smaller intermarginal distance between them.

James's Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi)

Two species, the Andean and the James's Flamingo, are often placed in the genus Phoenicoparrus instead of Phoenicopterus.

They are Andean Flamingo, James's Flamingo, and Chilean Flamingo.

The James's Flamingo have a very long neck that is made up of 19 long cervical vertebrae allowing for a lot of movement and rotation of the head.

The Chilean flamingo, Andean flamingo and James's flamingo are all sympatric, and all live as a colony (including shared nesting areas).

James's Flamingo is smaller than the Andean Flamingo, and is about the same size as the Old World species, the Lesser Flamingo.

A study showed that grouping the Andean Flamingos with Chilean Flamingos or with James's Flamingos, the Andean Flamingo would adopt the foraging patterns of the species it is grouped with.

Diatoms this size are typically found close to the edge of the water, it has been shown that even in colonies of multiple species the James's flamingos typically feed in the region closest to the edge of the water.

James's Flamingo is similar to other South American flamingos, 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.

James's Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi) is also known as the Puna Flamingo.

James's Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi)