Greater Flamingo
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Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

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

The greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) is the largest and most widespread species of the flamingo family. Common in the Old World, they are found in Northern (coastal) and Sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian subcontinent (south of the Himalayas), Central Asia, the Middle East, the Levant, the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea, and the Mediterranean countries of Southern Europe. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Pilanesberg National Park

Lesser Flamingo
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Lesser Flamingo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoeniconaias minor

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📅 Monthly Probability

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