The Andean flamingo 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.
Andean flamingo
Andean flamingo (Phoenicoparrus andinus)
Andean flamingo foraging in a lake in Salar de Atacama, Chile
Group of Andean flamingos in the Salar de Pedernales in the Atacama Region of Chile
Flamingos or flamingoes are a type of wading bird in the family Phoenicopteridae, which is the only extant family in the order Phoenicopteriformes. There are four flamingo species distributed throughout the Americas, and two species native to Afro-Eurasia.
Flamingo
Many molecular and morphological studies support a relationship between grebes and flamingos.
American and Chilean flamingos in captivity
Flamingos in flight at Río Lagartos, Yucatán, Mexico