The Chilean flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) is a species of large flamingo at 110–130 cm (43–51 in) closely related to the American flamingo and the greater flamingo, with which it was sometimes considered conspecific.[4] The species is listed as near threatened by the IUCN.
Chilean flamingo
Chilean flamingo with egg at the Tiergarten in Bernburg, Germany
Head of a Chilean flamingo at Durrell Wildlife Park (Jersey)
The plumage is pinker than the slightly larger greater flamingo, but less so than the Caribbean flamingo. It can be differentiated from these species by its grayish legs with pink joints (tibiotarsal articulation), and also by the larger amount of black on the bill (more than half). Young chicks may have no sign of pink coloring whatsoever, but instead remain gray or peach.[5]
Diet
The Chilean flamingo's bill is equipped with comb-like structures that enable it to filter food—mainly algae and plankton—from the water of the coastal mudflats, estuaries, lagoons, and salt lakes where it lives.[6]
Breeding
Chilean flamingos live in large flocks in the wild and require crowded conditions to stimulate breeding. During breeding season, males and females display a variety of behaviors to attract mates, including head flagging—swiveling their heads from side-to-side in tandem—and wing salutes, where the wings are repeatedly opened and closed. Flamingos in general have a poor record of successful breeding because they will delay reproduction until the environmental conditions are favorable for breeding.[7]
Males and females co-operate in building a pillar-shaped mud nest, and both incubate the egg laid by the female. Both parents also take turns incubating the egg.[7] Upon hatching, the chicks have gray plumage; they do not gain the typical pink adult coloration for 2–3 years. Both male and female flamingos can produce a nutritious fluid from glands in their crop to feed their young. Due to their diet, this crop milk is crimson in color.[6]
In captivity
The first flamingo hatched in a European zoo was a Chilean flamingo at Zoo Basel (Switzerland) in 1958.[8]
In 1988, a Chilean flamingo that lived in the Tracy Aviary in Salt Lake City, Utah, had mistakenly not received his routine wing clipping. The flamingo escaped,[9] and became a local legend in the greater Salt Lake area known as Pink Floyd the Flamingo. Pink Floyd came to Utah in the winters to eat the brine shrimp that live in the Great Salt Lake, and flew north to Idaho and Montana in the spring and summer. Pink Floyd became a popular tourist attraction and local icon until his disappearance and presumed death[10] after he flew north to Idaho one spring in 2005 and was never seen again.
Since there is such a decline in this species, breeding programs have been implemented in zoos to offset the decline of the wild stock numbers.[7]
^BirdLife International (2018). "Phoenicopterus chilensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22697365A132068236. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22697365A132068236.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
^Çınar, Ümüt (November 2015). "04 → Cᴏʟᴜᴍʙᴇᴀ : Pʜᴏᴇɴɪᴄᴏᴘᴛᴇʀɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs, Pᴏᴅɪᴄɪᴘᴇᴅɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs, Mᴇsɪᴛᴏʀɴɪᴛʜɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs, Pᴛᴇʀᴏᴄʟɪᴅɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs, Cᴏʟᴜᴍʙɪfᴏʀᴍᴇs". English Names of Birds. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
^Knox, A.G.; Collinson, M.; Helbig, A.G.; Parkin, D.P.; Sangster, G. (2002). "Taxonomic recommendations for British birds". Ibis. 144: 707–710. doi:10.1046/j.1474-919x.2002.00110.x.
^"Photo". Zoo View. Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens. XXXVII (4): 1, back cover. 2004.
^ ab"Chilean Flamingo Fact Sheet, Lincoln Park Zoo"
^ abcFarrell, Barry. "Breeding behavior in a flock of Chilean flamingos (Phoenicopterus chilensis) at Dublin zoo". Zoo Biology.
^. Basler Zeitung. 13 August 2008. Archived from the original on 22 March 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
^. Deseret News. 26 March 2007. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
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The Chilean flamingo Phoenicopterus chilensis is a species of large flamingo at 110 130 cm 43 51 in closely related to the American flamingo and the greater flamingo with which it was sometimes considered conspecific 4 The species is listed as near threatened by the IUCN Chilean flamingoChilean flamingo with egg at the Tiergarten in Bernburg GermanyConservation statusNear Threatened IUCN 3 1 1 CITES Appendix II CITES 2 Scientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AvesOrder PhoenicopteriformesFamily PhoenicopteridaeGenus PhoenicopterusSpecies P chilensisBinomial namePhoenicopterus chilensisMolina 1782Synonyms 3 Phoenicoparrus chilensis Molina 1782 Phoenicopterus ruber chilensis Molina 1782 Phoenicopterus ignipalliatus Orbigny amp Geoffroy Saint HilaireIt breeds in South America from Ecuador and Peru to Chile and Argentina and east to Brazil it has been introduced into the Netherlands Like all flamingos it lays a single chalky white egg on a mud mound These flamingos are mainly restricted to salt lagoons and soda lakes but these areas are vulnerable to habitat loss and water pollution Contents 1 Description 2 Diet 3 Breeding 4 In captivity 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksDescription Edit Flock flying in Rio Grande do Sul Brazil One preening itself Head of a Chilean flamingo at Durrell Wildlife Park Jersey The plumage is pinker than the slightly larger greater flamingo but less so than the Caribbean flamingo It can be differentiated from these species by its grayish legs with pink joints tibiotarsal articulation and also by the larger amount of black on the bill more than half Young chicks may have no sign of pink coloring whatsoever but instead remain gray or peach 5 Diet EditThe Chilean flamingo s bill is equipped with comb like structures that enable it to filter food mainly algae and plankton from the water of the coastal mudflats estuaries lagoons and salt lakes where it lives 6 Breeding EditChilean flamingos live in large flocks in the wild and require crowded conditions to stimulate breeding During breeding season males and females display a variety of behaviors to attract mates including head flagging swiveling their heads from side to side in tandem and wing salutes where the wings are repeatedly opened and closed Flamingos in general have a poor record of successful breeding because they will delay reproduction until the environmental conditions are favorable for breeding 7 Males and females co operate in building a pillar shaped mud nest and both incubate the egg laid by the female Both parents also take turns incubating the egg 7 Upon hatching the chicks have gray plumage they do not gain the typical pink adult coloration for 2 3 years Both male and female flamingos can produce a nutritious fluid from glands in their crop to feed their young Due to their diet this crop milk is crimson in color 6 In captivity EditThe first flamingo hatched in a European zoo was a Chilean flamingo at Zoo Basel Switzerland in 1958 8 In 1988 a Chilean flamingo that lived in the Tracy Aviary in Salt Lake City Utah had mistakenly not received his routine wing clipping The flamingo escaped 9 and became a local legend in the greater Salt Lake area known as Pink Floyd the Flamingo Pink Floyd came to Utah in the winters to eat the brine shrimp that live in the Great Salt Lake and flew north to Idaho and Montana in the spring and summer Pink Floyd became a popular tourist attraction and local icon until his disappearance and presumed death 10 after he flew north to Idaho one spring in 2005 and was never seen again Since there is such a decline in this species breeding programs have been implemented in zoos to offset the decline of the wild stock numbers 7 See also EditAndean flamingoReferences Edit BirdLife International 2018 Phoenicopterus chilensis IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018 e T22697365A132068236 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2018 2 RLTS T22697365A132068236 en Retrieved 11 November 2021 Appendices CITES cites org 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