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Classification
Bird
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Diet
Carnivore
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Lifespan
40–50 years
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Weight
2–3.5 kg
Population Trend
📉Decreasing
Description
The Andean Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus andinus) is a bird indigenous to Bolivia. It inhabits high-altitude salt lakes and alkaline wetlands of the andes at 2,300–4,500 meters.
Habitat
🌿 high-altitude salt lakes and alkaline wetlands of the andes at 2🌿 300–4🌿 500 meters
Extended Data
Taxonomy
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Phoenicopteriformes
Family
Phoenicopteridae
Genus
Phoenicoparrus
Fun Facts
1
The Andean flamingo is the rarest of the six flamingo species and the only one with yellow legs and a deep red-orange body
2
They filter-feed on algae and diatoms in extreme alkaline lakes where few other species can survive
3
Bolivia's high-altitude salt flats, particularly Laguna Colorada, host the largest breeding colonies of Andean flamingos
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In Andean culture, flamingos are associated with the sun god Inti and their pink color symbolizes the dawn sky
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They breed at some of the highest altitudes of any bird species, nesting on mud cones in shallow, mineral-rich lakes