Chilean Flamingo
Phoenicopterus chilensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPhoenicopteriformes (Flamingos)
- FamilyPhoenicopteridae (Flamingos)
- GenusPhoenicopterus (Large Flamingos)
- SpeciesPhoenicopterus chilensis (Chilean Flamingo)
Closest Relatives at Lauca 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paracas National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Lauca National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 3 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 4 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 6 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 8 | Huascarán National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 10 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 11 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 12 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Chilean Flamingo in Lauca National Park?
About 38% of visitor-days record a Chilean Flamingo sighting in Lauca National Park, based on 332 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chilean Flamingo in Lauca National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Chilean Flamingo in Lauca National Park in our monthly data.