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title: "Andean Flamingo"
description: "Phoenicoparrus andinus — Birds. The Andean flamingo (Phoenicoparrus andinus) is a species of flamingo native to the Andes mountains of South America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/andean-flamingo
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Andean Flamingo

> Phoenicoparrus andinus — Birds. The Andean flamingo (Phoenicoparrus andinus) is a species of flamingo native to the Andes mountains of South America.

- Scientific name: *Phoenicoparrus andinus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers), `mountains` (Mountains)
- iNaturalist observations: 1163
- Wikidata: [Q423800](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q423800)
- iNaturalist taxon: [73220](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/73220)

## Names

- en: Andean Flamingo
- de: Andenflamingo
- es: Parina grande
- fr: Flamant des Andes
- nl: Andesflamingo
- pt: Flamingo-andino
- pl: Flaming andyjski

## Countries with the most observations

CL (599), AR (214), BO (195), PE (29), BR (24)

## Summary

The Andean flamingo (Phoenicoparrus andinus) is a species of flamingo native to the Andes mountains of South America. Until 2014, it was classified in genus Phoenicopterus. It is closely related to James's flamingo, and the two make up the genus Phoenicoparrus. The Chilean flamingo, Andean flamingo, and James' flamingo are all sympatric, and all live in colonies (including shared nesting areas).

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andean_flamingo

## Photo

![Andean Flamingo](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/andean-flamingo/medium.jpg)

Photo: Philipp · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/87300581

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/andean-flamingo?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).