Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPhoenicopteriformes (Flamingos)
- FamilyPhoenicopteridae (Flamingos)
- GenusPhoenicopterus (Large Flamingos)
- SpeciesPhoenicopterus roseus (Greater Flamingo)
Closest Relatives at Lake Manyara National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Greater Flamingo in Lake Manyara National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Greater Flamingo sighting in Lake Manyara National Park, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Greater Flamingo in Lake Manyara National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Greater Flamingo in Lake Manyara National Park in our monthly data.