Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus Pallas, 1811

Phoenicopteridae — Flamingos

Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus breeds across the Palearctic and Africa, with a wide range in Africa and south-western and south-central Eurasia. It is the largest flamingo and was first described by Pallas in 1811. The species is found in mudflats and shallow coastal lagoons with salt water. It is a monotypic bird with no subspecies. Its breeding range includes northern and sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, Central Asia and southern Europe.

Order
Phoenicopteriformes
Family
Phoenicopteridae — Flamingos
Breeding range
Palearctic, Africa: widespread in Africa and sw, sc Eurasia
Greater Flamingo
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Tours where you can spot this bird

55 tours in Portugal 20, Spain 8, Senegal 5, South Africa 4, Tanzania 3, Azerbaijan 3, India 2, France 2, Italy 2, Montenegro 1, Kenya 1, Mauritania 1, Bulgaria 1, Algeria 1, Tunisia 1

Birdwatching Holiday in Montenegro
Birdwatching Holiday in Montenegro
Montenegro / Virpazar Group tour 8 days

An eight-day, seven-night small-group birding holiday linking Lake Skadar, Cijevna Canyon, the Ulcinj coast and Montenegro's northern mounta...

From GBP 1,095 Next: Apr 18, 2027
Northern India Birding Tour: Tigers, Birds and the Himalayas
Northern India Birding Tour: Tigers, Birds and the Himalayas
India / New Delhi Group tour 17 days

A 17-day northern India expedition combining wetland and Himalayan birding with Ranthambhore and Corbett wildlife safaris, the Chambal River...

From USD 9,565 Next: Jan 21, 2027
12-Day Northern Tanzania Birding Safari
12-Day Northern Tanzania Birding Safari
Tanzania / Arusha Private tour 12 days

A 12-day private birding safari from Arusha through Western Serengeti, Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro, Ndutu and Eastern Serengeti....

Birdwatching Boat Trip in the Albufera of Valencia
Birdwatching Boat Trip in the Albufera of Valencia
Spain / El Palmar Private tour 2h

A bird-focused boat outing from El Palmar across the Albufera lagoon, with quiet views of open water, reed edges, rice fields and seasonal w...

From EUR 20
2-Day Lake Nakuru Birding Safari
2-Day Lake Nakuru Birding Safari
Kenya / Nairobi Private tour 2 days

Spend two days birding Lake Nakuru with Paul Kungu, with an overnight stay and a route tailored to the pickup point, group and agreed Rift V...

Three-Day Banc d’Arguin Bird Colonies Tour
Three-Day Banc d’Arguin Bird Colonies Tour
Mauritania / Nouakchott Private tour 3 days

A private three-day 4x4 and traditional-boat journey from Nouakchott into Banc d’Arguin for flamingos, Royal Terns, pelicans and Atlantic ...

2-Hour Ria Formosa Kayak Birdwatching Tour
2-Hour Ria Formosa Kayak Birdwatching Tour
Portugal / Olhao Group tour 1 day

Paddle the tidal channels of Ria Formosa from Olhao on a two-hour guided birdwatching outing, timed for low tide and available in several la...

From EUR 65
Private Full-Day Birds of Bulgaria Tour with Skygaze
Private Full-Day Birds of Bulgaria Tour with Skygaze
Bulgaria / Sofia Private tour 1 day

Explore Bulgarian birdlife on a private full-day outing with Skygaze, combining an ornithologist-led route, off-road transport, binoculars a...

From EUR 900
Central Spain Birding: Steppes, Wetlands and Mountains
Central Spain Birding: Steppes, Wetlands and Mountains
Spain / Madrid Group tour 3 days

A three-day birding journey from Madrid through central Spain’s steppe, wetland, woodland and mountain habitats. Guiding, transport, accom...

From EUR 425
6-Day Odisha Birding: Chilika, Mangalajodi and Bhitarkanika
6-Day Odisha Birding: Chilika, Mangalajodi and Bhitarkanika
India / Bhubaneswar Private tour 6 days

A six-day private Odisha route combining wetland and mangrove birding at Chilika, Mangalajodi and Bhitarkanika with selected cultural stops....

Custom Northern and Saharan Algeria Birding Tour
Custom Northern and Saharan Algeria Birding Tour
Algeria Private tour

A private custom birding journey linking Algeria's northern forests and Saharan habitats around endemic, desert and Western Palearctic targe...

Private 14-Day Southeastern Senegal and Sine-Saloum Birding Tour
Private 14-Day Southeastern Senegal and Sine-Saloum Birding Tour
Senegal / Dakar Private tour 14 days

A private 14-day circuit through Senegal’s south-east, Niokolo-Koba and Kedougou before finishing among the wetlands and bird roosts of th...

Private 14-Day Best of Sahelian Specialities Birding Tour
Private 14-Day Best of Sahelian Specialities Birding Tour
Senegal / Dakar Private tour 14 days

A private 14-day Senegal journey linking coastal reserves, the Saloum Delta, Sahel country around Podor and Richard Toll, Djoudj and Saint-L...

Private 7-Day Almodovar and Algarve Birding Stay
Private 7-Day Almodovar and Algarve Birding Stay
Portugal / Almodovar Private tour 7 days

Six nights in Almodovar with three guided 4x4 days for steppe birds, raptors and an optional Algarve wetland day, plus two independent birdi...

Custom Multi-Day Provence and French Alps Birding Journey
Custom Multi-Day Provence and French Alps Birding Journey
France / Arles Private tour

Design a private multi-day route from Camargue wetlands through Provence to the Vercors and Chartreuse, following birds across contrasting e...

Private Full-Day Camargue Delta Birding Tour
Private Full-Day Camargue Delta Birding Tour
France / Arles Private tour 12h

Explore the Camargue’s lagoons and marshes on a private day from Arles, with an early Crau steppe session available when conditions favour...

Whole of Doñana Birdwatching Tour
Whole of Doñana Birdwatching Tour
Spain / Seville Private tour 4 days

A four-day, three-night small-group birding tour covering the principal wetland and woodland sectors of Doñana....

From EUR 995
Northern Doñana Private Birding Day Trip
Northern Doñana Private Birding Day Trip
Spain / Seville Private tour 9h

A private half- or full-day birding trip from Seville into the northern marshes and farmland of Doñana....

From EUR 210
Ria Formosa Birdwatching Boat Tour from Faro
Ria Formosa Birdwatching Boat Tour from Faro
Portugal / Faro Group tour 2h

Cruise Ria Formosa’s tidal channels from Faro for two guided hours of lagoon birding, slow observation and a short deserted-beach landing....

From EUR 40
Private Great Bird Spectacle of the Ebro Delta
Private Great Bird Spectacle of the Ebro Delta
Spain / Amposta Group tour 3h

Experience the southern Ebro Delta on a private 3-hour birding route through Encanyissada, Tancada, Alfacs Bay, Trabucador and Riet Vell....

From EUR 130
Birdwatching in Les Olles Lagoon and Fangar Bay
Birdwatching in Les Olles Lagoon and Fangar Bay
Spain / L'Ampolla Group tour 3h

Discover the southern Ebro Delta on a 3-hour guided route combining Les Olles Lagoon, coastal viewpoints, rice fields and the shores of Fang...

From EUR 40
Photographic Sunset Among Flamingos in the Ebro Delta
Photographic Sunset Among Flamingos in the Ebro Delta
Spain / Amposta Group tour 2.5h

Photograph flamingos and other wetland birds in the evening light on a 2.5-hour route through Riet Vell, Tancada Lagoon and the Trabucador s...

From EUR 40
Tagus Estuary Birdwatching Boat Tour from Lisbon
Tagus Estuary Birdwatching Boat Tour from Lisbon
Portugal / Lisbon Group tour 2.5h

A small-group birdwatching boat trip from central Lisbon into the Tagus Estuary, accompanied by a marine biologist and ornithologist....

From EUR 55
One-Day Tunis Wetlands, Grasslands and Zaghouan Birding Trip
One-Day Tunis Wetlands, Grasslands and Zaghouan Birding Trip
Tunisia / Tunis Private tour 1 day

Use a private day from Tunis to combine wetlands, grasslands, open country and Zaghouan’s mountain-edge landscape, with stops chosen for t...

Six-Day Djoudj Village Immersion and Birding Stay
Six-Day Djoudj Village Immersion and Birding Stay
Senegal / Saint-Louis Private tour 6 days

A six-day stay with a community beside Djoudj, balancing village life with optional pirogue birding, a nine-kilometre walk, carriage explora...

Private Djoudj Birding Hike and Cultural Discovery
Private Djoudj Birding Hike and Cultural Discovery
Senegal / Saint-Louis Private tour

A flexible private walk around Djoudj, bringing birding and Sahel wildlife together with local history, village cultures and regional food t...

Private Senegal Birding Circuit with Mohamedine Seck
Private Senegal Birding Circuit with Mohamedine Seck
Senegal / Dakar Private tour 17 days

A customizable 17-day private circuit across Senegal and The Gambia, combining Djoudj wetlands, Sahel birding, boat trips, forest routes and...

Bird Migration Tour (10 days)
Bird Migration Tour (10 days)
Azerbaijan / Baku Group tour 10 days

A 10-day September-November journey linking Besh Barmag migration watching with Caucasus mountains, Caspian wetlands and Talysh forests....

Caucasian Winter Tour (11 days)
Caucasian Winter Tour (11 days)
Azerbaijan / Baku Group tour 11 days

An 11-day January-February circuit through Caspian wetlands, southern forests, open steppe and the Greater Caucasus for Azerbaijan winter sp...

Private Shirvan National Park Birdwatching with Elchin Sultanov
Private Shirvan National Park Birdwatching with Elchin Sultanov
Azerbaijan / Salyan Private tour 1 day

A private, inquiry-based birding day in Shirvan National Park with Azerbaijani ornithologist and long-time bird guide Elchin Sultanov....

Short-break Bird Photography Programme in Southern Portugal
Short-break Bird Photography Programme in Southern Portugal
Portugal / Lisbon Group tour 5 days

Five days of field photography across Tagus and Sado wetlands, Castro Verde’s open plains and the rocky Guadiana country, beginning and en...

Week-long Bird Photography Programme in Southern Portugal
Week-long Bird Photography Programme in Southern Portugal
Portugal / Lisbon Group tour 8 days

An eight-day bird-photography journey from Lisbon through the Tagus and Sado estuaries, Castro Verde, Guadiana Valley and the Algarve wetlan...

12 Days Portugal and Spain Birdwatching Programme
12 Days Portugal and Spain Birdwatching Programme
Portugal / Lisbon Group tour 12 days

A 12-day small-group birding journey from Lisbon’s estuaries and coast to the plains, reservoirs and raptor country of Extremadura in west...

Short-break Birds and Conservation Programme in Southern Portugal
Short-break Birds and Conservation Programme in Southern Portugal
Portugal / Lisbon Group tour 5 days

A five-day small-group birding and conservation programme linking Tagus Estuary fieldwork with Guadiana Valley and Castro Verde monitoring a...

Short-break Birdwatching Programme in Southern Portugal
Short-break Birdwatching Programme in Southern Portugal
Portugal / Lisbon Group tour 5 days

A five-day small-group route from Lisbon through the Tagus Estuary, Castro Verde and Guadiana Valley, returning via the Sado Estuary wetland...

Week-long Birds and Dragonflies Programme in Southern Portugal
Week-long Birds and Dragonflies Programme in Southern Portugal
Portugal / Faro Group tour 8 days

An eight-day small-group natural-history circuit from Faro through Alentejo and Algarve birding sites, with a parallel focus on dragonflies ...

12 Days Birds and Wine Programme in Portugal
12 Days Birds and Wine Programme in Portugal
Portugal / Lisbon Group tour 12 days

A 12-day small-group route combining Portugal’s estuaries, Alentejo plains and mountain parks, International Douro cliffs and Douro Valley...

12 Days Birds and Culture Programme in Southern Portugal
12 Days Birds and Culture Programme in Southern Portugal
Portugal / Lisbon Group tour 12 days

A 12-day small-group journey pairing southern Portugal’s major birding regions with Évora, Mértola, Sagres and a final cultural day in L...

Week-long Birdwatching Programme in Southern Portugal
Week-long Birdwatching Programme in Southern Portugal
Portugal / Lisbon Group tour 8 days

An eight-day small-group birding circuit from Lisbon through the Tagus and Sado estuaries, Alentejo steppe, Guadiana Valley and Algarve wetl...

Aveiro Lagoon Birdwatching Day Tour from Porto
Aveiro Lagoon Birdwatching Day Tour from Porto
Portugal / Aveiro Private tour 1 day

A full-day private trip from Porto to Aveiro Lagoon, exploring salt marshes, mudflats, dunes, brackish channels and adjoining freshwater far...

From EUR 300
Barrinha de Esmoriz and Douro Estuary Birdwatching Day Tour from Porto
Barrinha de Esmoriz and Douro Estuary Birdwatching Day Tour from Porto
Portugal / Porto Private tour 1 day

Private half-day or full-day birding from Porto, combining Barrinha de Esmoriz’s coastal lagoon with selected habitats around the Douro Es...

From EUR 160
Algarve Private Birdwatching Day Tour to Other Sites
Algarve Private Birdwatching Day Tour to Other Sites
Portugal / Faro Private tour 1 day

A flexible private Algarve birding day built around Salgados, Ria de Alvor, Cape St. Vincent or the Monchique uplands, depending on season a...

Southwest Spain Private Birdwatching Day Tour from the Algarve
Southwest Spain Private Birdwatching Day Tour from the Algarve
Spain / Huelva Private tour 1 day

A full-day private excursion from the eastern Algarve to the wetlands of southwest Spain, with birding shaped around Odiel Marshes or the Do...

From EUR 360
Algarve Private Birdwatching Day Tour
Algarve Private Birdwatching Day Tour
Portugal / Faro Private tour 1 day

Private half-day or full-day birding in the eastern Algarve, centered on the wetlands of Ria Formosa and Castro Marim within easy reach of F...

From EUR 160
Lisbon Private Birdwatching Day Tour to Other Sites
Lisbon Private Birdwatching Day Tour to Other Sites
Portugal / Lisbon Private tour 1 day

A customizable private birding day from Lisbon, selecting one of several coastal, wetland, mountain or inland destinations to match season a...

Sado Estuary Private Birdwatching Day Tour
Sado Estuary Private Birdwatching Day Tour
Portugal / Setubal Private tour 1 day

Private half-day or full-day exploration of the Sado Estuary, combining tidal wetlands, rice fields, dunes and Mediterranean woodland just b...

From EUR 190
Tagus Estuary Private Birdwatching Day Tour
Tagus Estuary Private Birdwatching Day Tour
Portugal / Lisbon Private tour 1 day

Private half-day or full-day birding from Lisbon across the Tagus Estuary’s mudflats, salt pans, reedbeds, rice fields and wooded margins....

From EUR 160
South-East Sicily Private Birding Day with Andrea Corso
South-East Sicily Private Birding Day with Andrea Corso
Italy / Siracusa Private tour 1 day

A private eight-hour birding day in the wetlands and coastal habitats around Siracusa, tailored to current conditions....

From EUR 280
8-Day South-Eastern Sicily Birding Tour with Andrea Corso
8-Day South-Eastern Sicily Birding Tour with Andrea Corso
Italy / Catania Group tour 8 days

Eight days of birding and natural history across Etna, the Catania Plain and south-eastern Sicily’s wetlands with Andrea Corso....

From EUR 2,000
10-Day Tanzania Birding Safari with Wings Explorers Tours
10-Day Tanzania Birding Safari with Wings Explorers Tours
Tanzania / Arusha Private tour 10 days

A high-density 10-day birding program through the Arusha foothills, Maasai Steppe, Tarangire, Ngorongoro and the central Serengeti, combinin...

15-Day Luxury Birding Safari in Tanzania with Wings Explorers Tours
15-Day Luxury Birding Safari in Tanzania with Wings Explorers Tours
Tanzania / Arusha Private tour 15 days

A 15-day luxury Tanzania birding safari from Arusha to Arusha National Park, Mkomazi, Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro and Serengeti....

From USD 20,420
4-Day West Coast Bird and Flower Tour
4-Day West Coast Bird and Flower Tour
South Africa / Cape Town Private tour 4 days

Pair spring wildflowers with West Coast and Karoo birding on a four-day route through Langebaan, Vanrhynsdorp, Nieuwoudtville and Calvinia....

3-Day Cape Town Birding Tour
3-Day Cape Town Birding Tour
South Africa / Cape Town Private tour 3 days

Spend three days linking Cape Town fynbos, False Bay, endemic-rich mountain slopes, penguin coast and the Cape Peninsula....

10-Day Western Cape Birding Tour
10-Day Western Cape Birding Tour
South Africa / Cape Town Private tour 10 days

A private or small-group Western Cape birding itinerary from Cape Town through the Cape Peninsula, West Coast, Tankwa Karoo, Agulhas Plain, ...

Private Cape Peninsula Birding Day Tour with Birding Ecotours
Private Cape Peninsula Birding Day Tour with Birding Ecotours
South Africa / Cape Town Private tour 1 day

A flexible private day from Cape Town combining Kirstenbosch, peninsula wetlands and an African Penguin colony, with Cape endemics and coast...

From ZAR 7,000