Greater Flamingo

Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Namib-Naukluft National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
50–60
Feb
50–60
Mar
30–40
Apr
40–50
May
50–60
Jun
60–70
Jul
40–50
Aug
60–70
Sep
50–60
Oct
50–60
Nov
70–80
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
70–80%
2 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
3 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
4 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
5 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
6 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
0–10%
7 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
8 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
9 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
<5%
10 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
11 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
12 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
13 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
14 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
15 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
16 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
17 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
18 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
19 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
20 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
21 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
22 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
23 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
24 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
25 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
26 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
Insufficient data
27 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
28 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
29 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
30 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
31 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
32 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
33 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Greater Flamingo in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

About 55% of visitor-days record a Greater Flamingo sighting in Namib-Naukluft National Park, based on 680 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Greater Flamingo in Namib-Naukluft National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Greater Flamingo in Namib-Naukluft National Park in our monthly data.

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