Kerala, India
Important Facts Related to Flamingo Distribution:
- All flamingos are found in tropical and subtropical areas
- Populations of Chilean flamingos are found in central Peru, both coasts of southern South America (mainly in the winter), Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Peru, Bolivia, and southern Brazil; stragglers have been reported on the Falkland Islands and Ecuador
- The lesser flamingo is primarily an African species; populations are found in eastern, southwestern, and western Africa; in addition, a sizable population nests in India; stragglers can be found as far north as southern Spain
- The James’ flamingo has the most restricted range of all flamingo species; they are found in southern Peru, northeastern Chile, western Bolivia, and northwestern Argentina
- Andean flamingos are found in southern Peru, north-central Chile, western Bolivia, and northwestern Argentina
- The Caribbean flamingo is found throughout the Caribbean (Cuba, the Bahamas, the Yucatan, Turks and Caicos), the Galapagos Islands, and the northern part of coastal South America
- The greater flamingo has the most widespread distribution of all flamingo species; populations are found in northwest India, the Middle East, the western Mediterranean, and Africa; limited numbers of this species can be found over much of northern Europe and eastward to Siberia