Order

Flamingos

Phoenicopteriformes

6 species in our catalog · found in 64 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPhoenicopteriformes (Flamingos)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Phoenicopterus roseus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Phoenicopterus ruber

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Phoeniconaias minor

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Phoenicopterus chilensis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Phoenicoparrus andinus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Phoenicoparrus jamesi

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~50%

May

~50%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~50%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Flamingos

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	3	~90%
	Greater Flamingo			~80%
	Lesser Flamingo			Insufficient data
	Chilean Flamingo			<5%
2	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~80%
	Lesser Flamingo			~70%
	Greater Flamingo			~50%
3	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~80%
	Greater Flamingo			~60%
	Lesser Flamingo			~50%
4	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	~80%
	Greater Flamingo			~60%
	Lesser Flamingo			~50%
5	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~80%
	Lesser Flamingo			~50%
	Greater Flamingo			~50%
6	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	~70%
	American Flamingo			~70%
7	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	~70%
	Greater Flamingo			~70%
	Lesser Flamingo			<5%
8	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~70%
	American Flamingo			~70%
9	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~70%
	American Flamingo			~70%
10	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~70%
	Greater Flamingo			~40%
	Lesser Flamingo			~40%
11	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	3	~60%
	Chilean Flamingo			~40%
	Andean Flamingo			~20%
	James's Flamingo			~20%
12	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	2	~60%
	Chilean Flamingo			~60%
	Andean Flamingo			<5%
13	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1	~40%
	American Flamingo			~40%
14	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	1	~30%
	American Flamingo			~30%
15	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	~20%
	American Flamingo			~20%
	Chilean Flamingo			<5%
16	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1	~20%
	Chilean Flamingo			~20%
17	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~20%
	Greater Flamingo			~10%
	Lesser Flamingo			~10%
18	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~20%
	Lesser Flamingo			~20%
	Greater Flamingo			<5%
19	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	~20%
	Greater Flamingo			Insufficient data
20	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1	~10%
	American Flamingo			Insufficient data
21	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~10%
	Chilean Flamingo			~10%
22	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~10%
	Greater Flamingo			~10%
	Lesser Flamingo			<5%
23	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~10%
	Greater Flamingo			~10%
	Lesser Flamingo			<5%
24	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Greater Flamingo			~10%
25	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	American Flamingo			~10%
26	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Greater Flamingo			<5%
	Lesser Flamingo			<5%
27	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	2	~10%
	Greater Flamingo			<5%
	Lesser Flamingo			Insufficient data
28	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~10%
	Greater Flamingo			<5%
	Lesser Flamingo			<5%
29	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	<5%
	Lesser Flamingo			Insufficient data
	Greater Flamingo			<5%
30	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	Greater Flamingo			Insufficient data
31	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	Greater Flamingo			<5%
	Lesser Flamingo			<5%
32	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	<5%
	Lesser Flamingo			<5%
	Greater Flamingo			<5%
33	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Greater Flamingo			Insufficient data
34	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	<5%
	Chilean Flamingo			Insufficient data
35	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	<5%
	Greater Flamingo			<5%
	Lesser Flamingo			Insufficient data
36	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Lesser Flamingo			Insufficient data
37	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	2	<5%
	Lesser Flamingo			<5%
	Greater Flamingo			<5%
38	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	Greater Flamingo			<5%
	Lesser Flamingo			Insufficient data
39	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	<5%
	Greater Flamingo			Insufficient data
40	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	Greater Flamingo			<5%
	Lesser Flamingo			<5%
41	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	American Flamingo			<5%
42	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	American Flamingo			<5%
43	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	<5%
	Chilean Flamingo			<5%
44	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	American Flamingo			<5%
45	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	Lesser Flamingo			<5%
46	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	2	<5%
	Lesser Flamingo			Insufficient data
	Greater Flamingo			Insufficient data
47	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	<5%
	Greater Flamingo			Insufficient data
	Lesser Flamingo			Insufficient data
48	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	Greater Flamingo			Insufficient data
	Lesser Flamingo			Insufficient data
49	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	<5%
	Greater Flamingo			Insufficient data
50	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	American Flamingo			Insufficient data
51	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	<5%
	Greater Flamingo			Insufficient data
	Lesser Flamingo			Insufficient data
52	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	<5%
	Greater Flamingo			Insufficient data
53	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Greater Flamingo			<5%
54	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	<5%
	Chilean Flamingo			Insufficient data
55	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Chilean Flamingo			Insufficient data
56	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	Lesser Flamingo			Insufficient data
57	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	American Flamingo			Insufficient data
58	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	<5%
	Greater Flamingo			Insufficient data
59	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	<5%
	Chilean Flamingo			Insufficient data
60	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	<5%
	Greater Flamingo			Insufficient data
	Lesser Flamingo			Insufficient data
61	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Greater Flamingo			Insufficient data
62	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2	<5%
	Chilean Flamingo			Insufficient data
	Greater Flamingo			Insufficient data
63	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Greater Flamingo			Insufficient data
64	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Greater Flamingo			Insufficient data