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Pages in category "Birds of the Andes" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total. ... Andean condor; Andean coot; Andean crested duck; Andean duck ...
The Andean cock-of-the-rock is the national bird of Peru. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Peru. The avifauna of Peru has 1884 confirmed species, of which 118 are endemic, three have been introduced by humans, and 83 are rare or vagrants. An additional 26 species are hypothetical (see below).
Andean flamingo in the Salar de Atacama, occurs at saline lakes in the northern highlands. Order: Phoenicopteriformes Family: Phoenicopteridae. Flamingos are gregarious wading birds, usually 3 to 5 feet (0.9 to 1.5 m) tall, found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. Flamingos filter-feed on shellfish and algae.
The Andean condor is the national bird of Ecuador.. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Ecuador including those of the Galápagos Islands.The avifauna of Ecuador has 1669 confirmed species, of which eight are endemic to the mainland and 31 are endemic to the Galápagos.
Water birds are diverse, ranging from giant coot, Andean goose and other waterfowl in lakes, torrent duck in fast-flowing rivers, and Andean avocet and flamingos in hypersaline lakes such as Poopó. [4] Titicaca is the largest Andean lake and Junin is the largest lake fully within Peru.
Andean condor in Peru There is a dark red caruncle (or comb) on the top of the head of the adult male. The Andean condor was described by Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae and retains its original binomial name of Vultur gryphus. [3]
Pages in category "Birds of the Peruvian Andes" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 246 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Further research is also processed on looking into the decrease in avian populations, focusing in hotspots due to its massive diversity. The study focuses in Endemic Bird Areas or EBAs in order to understand why they become extinct and possible conservation plans. As of 2003 there were 218 EBAs, with over 30 percent of bird species threatened ...