Flamingos





= James Flamingo = [|Sclater], 1886 ||
 * ~ [|Scientific classification] ||
 * Kingdom: || [|Animalia] ||
 * Phylum: || [|Chordata] ||
 * Class: || [|Aves] ||
 * Order: || [|Phoenicopteriformes] ||
 * Family: || [|Phoenicopteridae] ||
 * Genus: || //[|Phoenicopterus]// ||
 * Species: || //**P. jamesi**// ||
 * ~ [|Binomial name] ||
 * = ** //Phoenicopterus jamesi// **

It is a small flamingo, approximately 3 feet in height. Its feathers are pale pink, with bright carmine streaks around the neck and on the back. When perched a small amount of black can be seen in the wings. There is bright red skin around the eye. The legs are brick-red and the bill is bright yellow with a black tip. Immature birds are greyish.

** Andean Flamingo ** The Andean Flamingo is at risk of extinction because of hunting, its long breeding cycle, and the low number of breeding sites around the world.