James's Flamingo
Phoenicoparrus jamesi (Sclater, PL, 1886)
Phoenicopteridae — Flamingos
James's Flamingo, Phoenicoparrus jamesi, breeds in southern Peru, western Bolivia, northern Chile and north-west Argentina. It is a flamingo of the Andean plateaus and is one of the two species placed in Phoenicoparrus. The bird was named after Harry Berkeley James, the British naturalist who studied it. It is closely allied to the Andean Flamingo, and the Chilean Flamingo, Andean Flamingo and James's Flamingo occur together and nest in colonies, with some shared breeding sites. It was once believed to be extinct until a population was found in a remote area in 1956.
- Order
- Phoenicopteriformes
- Family
- Phoenicopteridae — Flamingos
- Breeding range
- South America: s Peru, w Bolivia, n Chile and nw Argentina
