Lesser Flamingo

Phoeniconaias minor

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPhoenicopteriformes (Flamingos)
FamilyPhoenicopteridae (Flamingos)
GenusPhoeniconaias (Lesser Flamingos)
SpeciesPhoeniconaias minor (Lesser Flamingo)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Camargue

3 Verified sightings at Camargue From 2019 to 2026

5,478 Verified sightings across all 29 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Lesser Flamingo

The lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) is a species of flamingo occurring in sub-Saharan Africa and western India. Birds are occasionally reported from farther north, but these are generally considered vagrants. The lesser flamingo is the smallest species of flamingo, though it is a tall and large bird by most standards. The species can weigh from 1.2 to 2.7 kg (2.6 to 6.0 lb). The standing height is around 80 to 90 cm (31 to 35 in). The total length (from beak to tail) and wingspan are in the same range of measurements, from 90 to 105 cm (35 to 41 in).

Most of the plumage is pinkish white. The clearest difference between this species and the greater flamingo, the only other Old World species of flamingo, is the much more extensive black on the bill. Size is less helpful to distinguish the two species, unless they occur together, since the sexes of each species also differ in height.

The extinct species Phoeniconaias proeses in the same genus, from the Pliocene of Australia, is thought to have been even smaller. The lesser flamingo may be the most common species of flamingo, with a population that (at its peak) probably numbered up to two million... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Camargue

Phoenicopterus roseus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Phoenicopterus chilensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~70%
2	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~50%
3	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	~50%
4	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~50%
5	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~40%
6	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~20%
7	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
8	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
9	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
10	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
11	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
12	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
13	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
14	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
15	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
16	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
17	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
18	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
19	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
20	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
21	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	Insufficient data
22	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	Insufficient data
23	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
24	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
25	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
26	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
27	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
28	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
29	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data

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