Patterns of abundance, distribution and habitat use of Flamingos in the high Andes, South America

Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis), Andean Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus andinus) and James Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi) occur in the high Andes water bodies of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Perú. The objectives of this study were to analyze seasonal variations in flamingo abundance and move...

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Autores principales: Mascitti, V., Bonaventura, S.M.
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Abundance
Distribution
Habitat use
High Andes wetlands
Movements
Phoenicoparrus andinus
Phoenicoparrus jamesi
Phoenicopterus chilensis
abundance
habitat use
movement
population distribution
seasonal variation
wader
South America
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spelling todo:paper_07386028_v25_n3_p358_Mascitti2023-10-03T15:38:01Z Patterns of abundance, distribution and habitat use of Flamingos in the high Andes, South America Mascitti, V. Bonaventura, S.M. Abundance Distribution Habitat use High Andes wetlands Movements Phoenicoparrus andinus Phoenicoparrus jamesi Phoenicopterus chilensis abundance habitat use movement population distribution seasonal variation wader South America Phoenicoparrus andinus Phoenicoparrus jamesi Phoenicopterus chilensis Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis), Andean Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus andinus) and James Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi) occur in the high Andes water bodies of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Perú. The objectives of this study were to analyze seasonal variations in flamingo abundance and movements related to climatic conditions, and to identify the physical characteristics of water bodies determining the seasonal distribution and abundance. Flamingo numbers reached a peak in summer and diminished in winter. Within the high Andes region, the Andean Flamingo was mainly found in the Dry and Dry-cold climatic sub-regions during summer. This species moved into the Dry sub-region in winter. In summer, James' Flamingo primarily occurred in water bodies of the Dry-cold sub-region. During winter, some individuals remained in the Dry-cold sub-region, and others moved to the Wet, Dry and Desert sub-regions. In summer, Chilean Flamingo occurred principally in the Dry sub-region. In winter, few remained in the Dry sub-region, and most birds moved to the Wet sub-region. These seasonal changes in flamingo numbers within the high Andes show that in winter, these birds move from sub-regions with extreme climatic conditions (Desert and Dry-cold sub-regions) to those with more suitable conditions (Wet and Dry sub-regions). The seasonal fluctuation in abundance might be explained by intra- and inter-regional movements in response to adverse climatic conditions. The relationships between water body physical characteristics and flamingo species show that the Chilean Flamingo mainly used lakes, both in summer and winter. James' Flamingo usually used saline playa-lakes at high altitudes in summer and winter. Andean Flamingo selected salt-flats during summer and lakes in winter. It is suggested that Chilean and James Flamingos are habitat-specialists and the Andean Flamingo is a habitat-generalist. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_07386028_v25_n3_p358_Mascitti
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topic Abundance
Distribution
Habitat use
High Andes wetlands
Movements
Phoenicoparrus andinus
Phoenicoparrus jamesi
Phoenicopterus chilensis
abundance
habitat use
movement
population distribution
seasonal variation
wader
South America
Phoenicoparrus andinus
Phoenicoparrus jamesi
Phoenicopterus chilensis
spellingShingle Abundance
Distribution
Habitat use
High Andes wetlands
Movements
Phoenicoparrus andinus
Phoenicoparrus jamesi
Phoenicopterus chilensis
abundance
habitat use
movement
population distribution
seasonal variation
wader
South America
Phoenicoparrus andinus
Phoenicoparrus jamesi
Phoenicopterus chilensis
Mascitti, V.
Bonaventura, S.M.
Patterns of abundance, distribution and habitat use of Flamingos in the high Andes, South America
topic_facet Abundance
Distribution
Habitat use
High Andes wetlands
Movements
Phoenicoparrus andinus
Phoenicoparrus jamesi
Phoenicopterus chilensis
abundance
habitat use
movement
population distribution
seasonal variation
wader
South America
Phoenicoparrus andinus
Phoenicoparrus jamesi
Phoenicopterus chilensis
description Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis), Andean Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus andinus) and James Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi) occur in the high Andes water bodies of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Perú. The objectives of this study were to analyze seasonal variations in flamingo abundance and movements related to climatic conditions, and to identify the physical characteristics of water bodies determining the seasonal distribution and abundance. Flamingo numbers reached a peak in summer and diminished in winter. Within the high Andes region, the Andean Flamingo was mainly found in the Dry and Dry-cold climatic sub-regions during summer. This species moved into the Dry sub-region in winter. In summer, James' Flamingo primarily occurred in water bodies of the Dry-cold sub-region. During winter, some individuals remained in the Dry-cold sub-region, and others moved to the Wet, Dry and Desert sub-regions. In summer, Chilean Flamingo occurred principally in the Dry sub-region. In winter, few remained in the Dry sub-region, and most birds moved to the Wet sub-region. These seasonal changes in flamingo numbers within the high Andes show that in winter, these birds move from sub-regions with extreme climatic conditions (Desert and Dry-cold sub-regions) to those with more suitable conditions (Wet and Dry sub-regions). The seasonal fluctuation in abundance might be explained by intra- and inter-regional movements in response to adverse climatic conditions. The relationships between water body physical characteristics and flamingo species show that the Chilean Flamingo mainly used lakes, both in summer and winter. James' Flamingo usually used saline playa-lakes at high altitudes in summer and winter. Andean Flamingo selected salt-flats during summer and lakes in winter. It is suggested that Chilean and James Flamingos are habitat-specialists and the Andean Flamingo is a habitat-generalist.
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Bonaventura, S.M.
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title Patterns of abundance, distribution and habitat use of Flamingos in the high Andes, South America
title_short Patterns of abundance, distribution and habitat use of Flamingos in the high Andes, South America
title_full Patterns of abundance, distribution and habitat use of Flamingos in the high Andes, South America
title_fullStr Patterns of abundance, distribution and habitat use of Flamingos in the high Andes, South America
title_full_unstemmed Patterns of abundance, distribution and habitat use of Flamingos in the high Andes, South America
title_sort patterns of abundance, distribution and habitat use of flamingos in the high andes, south america
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