Where can you see the Lesser Flamingo in South Africa?

The Lesser Flamingo is most recorded in Western Cape (69% of records), Gauteng (15% of records), based on 1 087 iNaturalist observations. 9 places to stay on Spekboom have recorded the Lesser Flamingo on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the Lesser Flamingo?

The Lesser Flamingo is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it.

What is the conservation status of the Lesser Flamingo?

The Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

What is the Lesser Flamingo?

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.

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Lesser Flamingo

Lesser FlamingoPhoeniconaias minorNear threatened

The lesser flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor ) is a species of flamingo occurring in sub-Saharan Africa with another population in India.

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Lesser Flamingo

Lesser FlamingoPhoeniconaias minorNear threatened

The lesser flamingo ( Phoeniconaias minor ) is a species of flamingo occurring in sub-Saharan Africa with another population in India.

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Showing stays where you can spotLesser Flamingo8 stays list it on site or nearby

Species insights▾

When to visit

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.

Best monthsAny month

Records1,087 records

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.

Where you'll find it

Western Cape and beyond

Provinces where Lesser Flamingo is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.

Western Cape

69%Gauteng

15%

1,087 records, iNaturalist