Chilean flamingo: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Chilean flamingo lives – recorded in 13 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Phoenicopterus chilensis
Group	Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	13 countries
Continents	Europe, North America, South America
Class	Bird
Order	Phoenicopteriformes
Family	Phoenicopteridae

Where does the Chilean flamingo live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Chilean flamingo in 13 countries and territories across Europe, North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, South America. In Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Chile, Germany, France, Netherlands, Paraguay, Uruguay it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Argentina
Chile (introduced)
Peru
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (introduced)
Uruguay (introduced)
Ecuador
Brazil
Germany (introduced)
Paraguay (introduced)
Austria
United States
France (introduced)
Netherlands (introduced)

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Chilean flamingo endangered?

The Chilean flamingo’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Chilean flamingo?

The Chilean flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) is a bird in the order Phoenicopteriformes and the family Phoenicopteridae, genus Phoenicopterus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Chilean flamingo

The Chilean flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) is a species of large flamingo at a height of 110–130 cm (43–51 in) closely related to the American flamingo and the greater flamingo, with which it was previously considered a subspecies before being classified as its own species as a result of their lighter color, smaller size and behavioral differences. The species is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

The species breeds in South America from Ecuador and Peru to Chile and Argentina and east to Brazil. 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 that are vulnerable to habitat loss and water pollution, especially from mining and irrigation which can cause rapid habitat degradation.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Chilean flamingo (revision 1380561824), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q317220 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).