Puna grassland — Puna is a type of montane grassland found in the central Andes Mountains of South America.ettingThe puna is found above the treeline at 3200 3500 meters elevation, and below the permanent snow line above 4500 5000 meters elevation. It extends… … Wikipedia
Puna (geography) — Puna is a neotropical ecoregion and one of the eight Natural Regions of Peru. The Puna region comprises high plateaus and cliffs. The region has a cold climate, and its name literally means mountain top . It is situated between 3,500 and 4,100m… … Wikipedia
flamingo — /fleuh ming goh/, n., pl. flamingos, flamingoes. any of several aquatic birds of the family Phoenicopteridae, having very long legs and neck, webbed feet, a bill bent downward at the tip, and pinkish to scarlet plumage. [1555 65; cf. Pg. flamengo … Universalium
James's Flamingo — Taxobox name = James s Flamingo status = NT | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Phoenicopteriformes familia = Phoenicopteridae genus = Phoenicopterus species = P. jamesi binomial = Phoenicopterus… … Wikipedia
Central Andean dry puna — infobox ecoregion name = Central Andean dry puna ecozone = Neotropic biome = Montane grasslands and shrublands climate = conservation = Relatively Stable/Intact rivers = Desaguadero River, Lauca River, Río Grande de Lípez, countries = Argentina,… … Wikipedia
List of birds of Peru — This is a list of the bird species recorded in Peru. The avifauna of Peru includes a total of 1879 species, of which 139 are endemic, 3 have been introduced by humans, and 72 are rare or accidental. 91 species are globally threatened.This list s… … Wikipedia
List of birds of Bolivia — This is a list of the bird species recorded in Bolivia. The avifauna of Bolivia includes a total of 1448 species, of which 25 are endemic, 2 have been introduced by humans, and 12 are rare or accidental. 31 species are globally threatened.This… … Wikipedia
List of birds of Argentina — This is a list of the bird species recorded in Argentina. The avifauna of Argentina includes a total of 1026 species, of which 20 are endemic, 7 have been introduced by humans, and 70 are rare or accidental. 45 species are globally… … Wikipedia
List of birds of Chile — The Andean Condor is the national bird of Chile. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Chile. The avifauna of Chile includes a total of 479 species (324 non passerines and 155 passerines), of which 12 are endemic (with 8 species… … Wikipedia
Sibley-Monroe checklist 9 — The Sibley Monroe checklist was a landmark document in the study of birds. It drew on extensive DNA DNA hybridisation studies to reassess the relationships between modern birds. Ciconiiformes (continued)Podicipedidae* Rollandia rolland White… … Wikipedia