Annual variations in the abundance and the spatial distribution of the Chilean Flamingo (<i>Phoenicopterus chilensis</i>) and the Andean Flamingo (<i>Phoenicoparrus andinus</i>) at the Laguna Melincué Ramsar Site, Argentina
Annual variations in the abundance and the spatial distribution of the Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) and the Andean Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus andinus) at the Laguna Melincué Ramsar Site, Argentina
Grupo Conservación de Flamencos Altoandinos | Centro de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Ambiente (ECOSUR). Pje. Sunchales 329, 2000 Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
Ignacio Barberis
Grupo Conservación de Flamencos Altoandinos | Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias Agrarias de Rosario (IICAR), UNR-CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Campo Experimental Villarino, CC 14, S2125ZAA Zavalla, Santa Fe, Argentina
Fernando Pagano
Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Bv. Ovidio Lagos 1000, 2170 Casilda, Santa Fe, Argentina
Priscilla Minotti
Grupo Conservación de Flamencos Altoandinos | Laboratorio de Ecología, Teledetección y Eco-informática (LETyE) e Instituto de Investigación e Ingeniería Ambiental (3iA), Campus Miguelete, Universidad Nacional de San Martín. 25 de Mayo y Francia, 1650 San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Felicity Arengo
Grupo Conservación de Flamencos Altoandinos | American Museum of Natural History. 200 Central Park West, 10024 Nueva York, EEUU
Romano, Marcelo, Ignacio Barberis, Fernando Pagano, Priscilla Minotti, and Felicity Arengo. 2017. “Annual Variations in the Abundance and the Spatial Distribution of the Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus Chilensis) and the Andean Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus Andinus) at the Laguna Melincué Ramsar Site, Argentina”. El Hornero 32 (2): 215-25. https://doi.org/10.56178/eh.v32i2.508.
From 1999–2016 we carried out winter censuses of Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) and Andean Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus andinus) in different sectors of the Melincué lagoon, and recorded water levels and salinity. In addition, the location of individuals of Andean Flamingo equipped with transmitters was recorded. Water levels fluctuated between 86.1–82.3 masl. In 2005, water began to be pumped, and conductivity decreased markedly. Conductivity was positively associated with Andean Flamingo abundance and negatively with Chilean Flamingo abundance. Individuals with transmitters were present from July–September, remaining long periods in the same sectors. The Andean Flamingo was concentrated in certain sectors, whereas Chilean Flamingo was spread more evenly and its abundance increased in the years of higher water levels in the east and west sectors. For both species, the proportion of individuals in the south sector increased when water levels decreased. These results confirm the importance of the Melincué lagoon for the conservation of these species.
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