The Chilean flamingo is a species of large flamingo at a height of 110–130 cm (43–51 in) closely related to the American flamingo and the greater flamingo, with which it was sometimes considered conspecific. The species is listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN.
Chilean flamingo
Flock flying in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
One preening itself
Head of a Chilean flamingo at Durrell Wildlife Park (Jersey)
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