Where does the Greater Flamingo live?
Phoenicopterus roseus has 554,874 records in 131 countries and territories, from 1837 to 2026. Most records come from Spain.
- 554,874 records
- 131 places
- 122 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesPhoenicopteriformesPhoenicopteridaePhoenicopterus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: January. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 148,991 | |
| France | 130,052 | |
| Portugal | 54,404 | |
| India | 38,732 | |
| South Africa | 22,071 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 18,171 | |
| Italy | 17,450 | |
| Greece | 16,882 | |
| Netherlands | 16,430 | |
| Israel | 16,285 | |
| Türkiye | 14,471 | |
| Kenya | 6,239 | |
| Morocco | 5,972 | |
| Oman | 5,854 | |
| Tanzania | 5,400 | |
| Namibia | 5,156 | |
| Cyprus | 4,023 | |
| Iran | 2,727 | |
| Kuwait | 2,605 | |
| Bulgaria | 2,352 | |
| Germany | 1,603 | |
| Senegal | 1,299 | |
| Tunisia | 1,216 | |
| Albania | 974 | |
| Mozambique | 950 | |
| Egypt | 845 | |
| Ethiopia | 827 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 807 | |
| Taiwan | 757 | |
| Madagascar | 656 | |
| Sri Lanka | 641 | |
| Azerbaijan | 620 | |
| Qatar | 535 | |
| Algeria | 504 | |
| Kazakhstan | 474 | |
| Montenegro | 421 | |
| Sweden | 397 | |
| Western Sahara | 396 | |
| Belgium | 383 | |
| Slovenia | 373 |
Showing the top 40 of 131 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Phoenicopteridae.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.