page_title: Laguna Capina
hierarchical_section_title: Laguna Capina
caption_attribution_description: English: Mating Ritual: James's Flamingo Original caption: “The James's Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi), also known as the Puna Flamingo, is a South American flamingo, named for Harry Berkeley James. It breeds on the high Andean plateaus of Peru, Chile, Bolivia and Argentina. It is related to the Andean Flamingo, and the two are often placed in the genus Phoenicoparrus. It is a small and delicate flamingo, approximately 3 feet in height. Its plumage is pale pink, with bright carmine streaks around the neck and on the back. When perched a small amount of black can be seen in the wings. There is bright red skin around the eye. The legs are brick-red and the bill is bright yellow with a black tip. Immature birds are greyish. James's Flamingo is similar to other South American flamingos, but the Chilean Flamingo is pinker, with a longer bill without yellow, and the Andean Flamingo is larger with more black in the wings and bill, and yellow legs.”
context_page_description: Laguna Capina is a 23.8 km² salt lake in the southwestern corner of Bolivia, near the border with Chile. The lake is 7.4 km long and 5.6 km wide and is located in the Bolivian department of Potosí, approximately 400 km south of the capital Sucre.
  Laguna Capina is famous for its powerful earthquakes, which, on average, occur every 50 years with strength averaging 6-7 on the Richter scale. The lake is also known for its large numbers of puna flamingos and the extraction of borax at nearby mines. After the start of mining operations, the number of flamingos has dropped drastically.
  The area is not cultivated and the natural vegetation is mostly intact, but is fairly sparse. The soil is dark and rich in volcanic mass. The temperature varies little throughout the year, especially during the day. January is warmest, with a temperature of about 16°C average in the middle of the day. June is coldest, with a temperature of about -10 ° C average during the night.
context_section_description: Laguna Capina is a 23.8 km² salt lake in the southwestern corner of Bolivia, near the border with Chile. The lake is 7.4 km long and 5.6 km wide and is located in the Bolivian department of Potosí, approximately 400 km south of the capital Sucre.
  Laguna Capina is famous for its powerful earthquakes, which, on average, occur every 50 years with strength averaging 6-7 on the Richter scale. The lake is also known for its large numbers of puna flamingos (Phenicoparrus jamesi) and the extraction of borax (disodium tetraborate) at nearby mines. After the start of mining operations, the number of flamingos has dropped drastically.
  The area is not cultivated and the natural vegetation is mostly intact, but is fairly sparse. The soil is dark and rich in volcanic mass. The temperature varies little throughout the year, especially during the day. January is warmest, with a temperature of about 16°C average in the middle of the day. June is coldest, with a temperature of about -10 ° C average during the night.
caption: A group of puna flamingoes (Phoenicoparrus jamesi)
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