Lesser Flamingo

Lesser Flamingo

Phoeniconaias minor

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Ngorongoro Conservation Area

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
50–60
Apr
30–40
May
40–50
Jun
30–40
Jul
40–50
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
20–30
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 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
60–70%
2 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
3 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
4 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
5 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
6 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
7 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
8 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
9 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
10 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
11 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
12 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
13 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
14 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
15 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
16 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
17 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
18 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
Insufficient data
19 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
20 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
21 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
22 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
23 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
24 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Flamingo in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

About 40% of visitor-days record a Lesser Flamingo sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 1016 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Lesser Flamingo in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

April has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Flamingo in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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