James's Flamingo
Phoenicoparrus jamesi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPhoenicopteriformes (Flamingos)
- FamilyPhoenicopteridae (Flamingos)
- GenusPhoenicoparrus (Andean flamingos)
- SpeciesPhoenicoparrus jamesi (James's Flamingo)
James's flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi), also known as the puna flamingo, is a species of flamingo that lives at high altitudes in the Andean plateaus of Peru, Chile, Bolivia, and northwest Argentina. It is named for Harry Berkeley James, a British naturalist who studied the bird. James's flamingo is closely related to the Andean flamingo, and the two species are the only members of the genus Phoenicoparrus. The Chilean flamingo, Andean flamingo, and James's flamingo are all sympatric, and all live in colonies (including shared nesting areas). James's flamingo had been thought to be extinct until a population was discovered in a remote area in 1956. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a James's Flamingo sighting in Lauca National Park, based on 178 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Lauca National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lauca National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a James's Flamingo in Lauca National Park?
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a James's Flamingo sighting in Lauca National Park, based on 178 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see James's Flamingo in Lauca National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for James's Flamingo in Lauca National Park in our monthly data.