American Flamingo

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	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	70–80%
2	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	60–70%
3	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	60–70%
4	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	30–40%
5	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	20–30%
6	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	20–30%
7	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
8	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
9	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
10	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
11	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	Insufficient data
12	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a American Flamingo in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?

About 1% of visitor-days record a American Flamingo sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 24 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see American Flamingo in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?

October has the highest sighting rate for American Flamingo in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.