article thumbnail

The Endangered Andean Flamingo

10,000 Birds

The Andean Flamingo ( Phoenicopterus andinus ) is one of the three flamingos occurring in the high Andes of South America. Conservation organizations such as the Flamingo Specialist Group is actively trying to inform the public on the vulnerability of flamingos. It is the largest and easiest to identify in all age stages.

Chile 155
article thumbnail

Manx Shearwaters

10,000 Birds

As a youngster of 10-weeks old, it is abandoned by its parents and left to fend for itself. Its first flight will take it from its burrow, usually on the west coast of the United Kingdom, to the coast of South America, an extraordinary journey for an unaccompanied minor. You have got to admire the Manx Shearwater.