Sixth International Simultaneous Census of three flamingo species in the Southern Cone of South America: Preliminary analysis

FELICITY ARENGO; MARIANA VALQUI; MARCELA CASTELLINO; MATÍAS MICHELUTTI; LUCIANA MUSMECI; HEBER SOSA; PATRICIA MARCONI; OMAR ROCHA; IGNACIO BARBERIS; ENRIQUE DERLINDATI; FLAVIO MOSCHIONE; MARCELO ROMANO; ANALAURA SUREDA; ALEJANDRA CASTRO; SOL AGUILAR; LUCILA CASTRO; PABLO MICHELUTTI; ENVER ORTIZ; DIEGO SEPÚLVEDA

Flamingo Bulletin

Rose, P.E. (ed)

Lugar: Slimbridge; Año: 2020 vol. e p. 67 - 75

1680-1857

The sixth International Simultaneous Census (ISC) of High Andean Flamingos carried out during the summer of 2020 covered 551 wetlands in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru. A total of 795,551 individuals of the three flamingo species were recorded: 77,949 Andean flamingos (Phoenicoparrus andinus), 154,001 puna flamingos (P. jamesi), and 515,530 Chilean flamingos (Phoenicopterus chilensis). We observed a sustainedincreasing trend in the global abundances of the three flamingo species. The known sitesthat concentrate high Andean flamingos in summer were reaffirmed, highlighting the area centered on the tripartite border of Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile. By significantly expanding census coverage compared to previous years, progress was made in the identification of sites of importance for the conservation of Chilean flamingos.