James's Flamingo vs Lesser Flamingo

James's Flamingo

Phoenicoparrus jamesi

Huge2.0 kgWetland

The James's flamingo is smaller than the Andean flamingo, and is about the same size as the Old World species, the lesser flamingo. A specimen of the bird was first collected by Charles Rahmer, who was on a collecting expedition sponsored by Harry Berkeley James, (1846–1892, a manager of a Chilean saltpetre mine born in Walsall, England) after whom the bird was named. It typically measures about 90–92 cm (2.95–3.02 ft) long and weighs about 2 kg (4.4 lb).

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Lesser Flamingo

Phoeniconaias minor

Huge1.5 kgWetland

The lesser flamingo is the smallest species of flamingo, though it is a tall and large bird by most standards. The species can weigh from 1.2 to 2.7 kg (2.6 to 6.0 lb). The standing height is around 80 to 90 cm (31 to 35 in). The total length (from beak to tail) and wingspan are in the same range of measurements, from 90 to 105 cm (35 to 41 in). Most of the plumage is pinkish white. The clearest difference between this species and the greater flamingo, the only other Old World species of flamingo, is the much more extensive black on the bill.

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Photo: Charles J Sharp · CC BY 2.5

Photos and recordings are credited to their authors under the licence shown. Full profiles: James's Flamingo and Lesser Flamingo.