American Flamingo

Where to see

American Flamingo

Phoenicopterus ruber

Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting an American Flamingo during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~70%
2 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~70%
3 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
~60%
4 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
~50%
5 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
~40%
6 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see an American Flamingo?

Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve

In Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Mexico, about 70% of wildlife watchers report an American Flamingo sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

Where else can you see an American Flamingo?

Celestún Biosphere Reserve and more

After Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, the next-best odds of seeing an American Flamingo are in Celestún Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 70%), Caroni Swamp (Trinidad and Tobago, about 60%) and Jaragua National Park (Dominican Republic, about 50%). Outside North America, the best options are Caroni Swamp in Central America (about 60%) and Galápagos Islands in South America (about 20%).

When is the best time to see an American Flamingo?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are January, August and October in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (about 80%), September to February in Celestún Biosphere Reserve (about 80%) and November and December in Caroni Swamp (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an American Flamingo on a given day. Each park's American Flamingo page has the full month-by-month chart.