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Phoenicopterus jamesi |
James's Flamingo (Phoenicopterus jamesi) is also known as the Puna Flamingo which breeds in the northern Andes of South America. This flamingo is in a range of height from 3 to 5 feet. It is similar in shape to the Chilean Flamingo and the Andean Flamingo.
The legs are brick-red and the bill is 2/3 yellow internally and 1/3 black externally. They have a yellow-orange colored forehead border.