Where Do Flamingos Actually Live in the US?
Flamingos live in 20 US states and are confirmed absent from 17 more, based on 18,971 verified iNaturalist and GBIF records. This page covers every state at once instead of one near-identical page per state.
By Tim, founder of Easy Street Markets. I maintain the wildlife database and verify every animal and source myself.
The states with the strongest confirmed populations are Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana and Kansas, and 14 more. These are real, verified iNaturalist and GBIF occurrence records, not modeled range estimates.
Flamingos have zero confirmed wild sightings in Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Maine and Nevada, or 7 other states, despite tens of thousands of nationwide observation records for the species. That is a real, checked absence, not a missing page.
Confirmed states (20)
- flamingos in Alabama
- flamingos in California
- flamingos in Florida
- flamingos in Georgia
- flamingos in Indiana
- flamingos in Kansas
- flamingos in Kentucky
- flamingos in Louisiana
- flamingos in Massachusetts
- flamingos in Mississippi
- flamingos in Missouri
- flamingos in New York
- flamingos in North Carolina
- flamingos in Pennsylvania
- flamingos in Rhode Island
- flamingos in South Carolina
- flamingos in Tennessee
- flamingos in Texas
- flamingos in Virginia
- flamingos in Wisconsin
Not found (17)
- Alaska
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Maine
- Nevada
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- South Dakota
- Utah
- Vermont
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
Frequently asked questions
What states do flamingos live in?+
Flamingos have confirmed wild populations in 20 US states: Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.
Where are flamingos not found in the US?+
Flamingos have no confirmed wild sightings in Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia and Wyoming.