10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

The largest of the Andean flamingos is native to the wetlands and shallow alkaline lakes of the high Andes mountain range, from southern Perú to northwestern Argentina and northern Chile. Egg harvesting to sell as food was intensive then, with thousands taken annually from the breeding colonies in Chile.

Chile 168

Chile Endangered Species Eggs Argentina 168

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

The following decades continued the great expansion, and it was recorded breeding in Canada in 1962 and Chile by 1970. Despite the Cattle Egret ‘s rapid expansion there are some areas that Cattle Egrets once occupied, but have now abandoned for reasons that are as unclear as the expansion was to begin with.

Cattle 193

Cattle South Korea Suriname Seychelles 193

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 8, 2015

The Peruvian Pelican is restricted to the cold water of the Humboldt Current along the coast of Peru and Chile. Abandoned fishing line also threatens pelicans along with many marine animals. The Brown Pelican occurs in both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of North America and northern South America.

Pelicans 157

Pelicans North America Peru Chile 157