
The lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) is a species of flamingo occurring in sub-Saharan Africa with another population in India.
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 1,087 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Lesser Flamingo is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
1,087 records, iNaturalist
10+ Ergebnisse in Südafrika
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Rote Liste der IUCN
Near Threatened
Art
Phoeniconaias minor
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1 087
iNaturalist-Beobachtungen
Jede Buchung auf Spekboom unterstützt den Naturschutz.
Ein Nachweis bedeutet, dass ein Gastgeber den Lesser Flamingo auf dem Grundstück oder in der Nähe gesehen hat. Eine Sichtung ist nie garantiert.
The Lesser Flamingo is most recorded in Western Cape (69% of records), Gauteng (15% of records), based on 1 087 iNaturalist observations. 14 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Lesser Flamingo on site or nearby.
The Lesser Flamingo is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it.
The Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.
The lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) is a species of flamingo occurring in sub-Saharan Africa with another population in India. Birds are occasionally reported from further north, but these are generally considered vagrants. Until 2014, it was classified in genus Phoenicopterus but is now classified as the only species in the genus Phoeniconaias, the only monotypic genus of flamingo.