Caribbean chilean flamingos 197

I know there are lot\'s of these on these pages but does anyone know how many different species we have in the UK

All of them!

The UK is one of probably only two countries - the other being Germany, thanks to Berlin, that have all six flamingo species on display.

Those species are:

Greater (widely kept)
Caribbean (widely kept)
Chilean (widely kept)
Lesser (Slimbridge, Seaview/Flamingo Park (IOW), Hillside(offshow) )
Andean (Slimbridge)
James' (Slimbridge)


If you want to see flamingos I can't recommend Slimbridge highly enough - they have all 6 species there and most in very good numbers (nearly 550 flamingos in total - see this thread for more info: http://www.zoochat.com/513/greater-flamingo-flock-slimbridge-06-02-a-128319/ )

Many thanks for that will be visiting there in June with a few friends from the RSPB

No worries.

I'm sure you'll enjoy Slimbridge - it's a brilliant place. Be sure to keep your eyes peeled for the James' Flamingos in with the Lessers - one of the rarest zoo animals going. And the quality of both the captive waterfowl collection and the nature reserves around the perimeter of the 'zoo' bit is exceptional.