CHILEAN FLAMINGO
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Phoenicopterus chilensis
HABITAT: Coastal mudflats, estuaries, lagoons, and salt lakes of eastern South America
CONSERVATION STATUS: Near Threatened
FUN FACT: Often this species of flamingo inhabits very salty lakes where other species cannot survive. Their legs have developed a tough scale-like covering to protect from the corrosiveness of the water they stand in constantly.
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