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This is a list of the bird species recorded in China. The avifauna of China include a total of 1431 species, of which 57 are endemic , and 3 have been introduced by humans. Of these, 108 species are globally threatened.
The greater flamingo is the tallest of the six different species of flamingos, standing at 3.9 to 4.7 feet (1.2 to 1.4 m) with a weight up to 7.7 pounds (3.5 kg), and the shortest flamingo species (the lesser) has a height of 2.6 feet (0.8 m) and weighs 5.5 pounds (2.5 kg).
Andean flamingo: Phoenicoparrus andinus: 38,000 [1] VU [1] [1] Maximum estimate. The population has been steadily decreasing, and current population is unknown. [1] James's flamingo: Phoenicoparrus jamesi: 106,000 [2] NT [2] [2] Estimated value from 2010 census. Actual population will likely be lower due to habitat loss. [2] American flamingo ...
There are five different species of flamingo, one of which is the Chilean flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis), which is featured in the above video. The clip shows the bird moving its.
The greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) is the most widespread and largest species of the flamingo family. Common in the Old World, they are found in Northern (coastal) and Sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian Subcontinent (south of the Himalayas), the Middle East, the Levant, the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea, and the Mediterranean countries of Southern Europe.
The flamingo has a pale pink body with brighter upperparts, deep vinaceous-pink lower neck, breast, and wing coverts. It is the only flamingo species with yellow legs and three-toed feet. [7] Its bill is pale yellow near the skull, but black for the majority of its length, and curves downward.
It’s a stance flamingos and other feathered species usually take, but seeing how long you can balance on one leg can be a good test of your health, according to a new study.
Chinese species include the greater, little, round-eared, Hutton's, and dusky tube-nosed bat. The dusky tube-nosed bat is endemic to Heilongjiang and Jilin in northeastern China. The greater tube-nosed bat of Beijing feeds on aerial beetles. [241] The painted bat and Hardwicke's woolly bat, also vesper bats, live in the forests of southern China.