Lesser Flamingo
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Lesser Flamingo

Phoeniconaias minor

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Garden Route National Park
2 Verified records at Garden Route National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) is a species of flamingo occurring in sub-Saharan Africa and western India. Birds are occasionally reported from farther north, but these are generally considered vagrants. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Garden Route National Park

Greater Flamingo
LC

Greater Flamingo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoenicopterus roseus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Lesser Flamingo at Garden Route National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
3 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
50–60%
4 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
5 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
6 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
7 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
8 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
9 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
10 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
11 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
12 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
13 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
14 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
15 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
16 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
17 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
18 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
19 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
20 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
21 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
Insufficient data
22 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
23 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
24 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
25 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
26 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
27 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
28 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
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