Birding
American Flamingo
Phoenicopterus ruber
Chase raritySalt marshCoast
Yes, it is on Delaware's list. No, you should not go looking for one.
In Delaware
The Delaware Bird Records Committee added American Flamingo to the state list in 2025, alongside Common Ringed Plover, Townsend's Warbler and Lazuli Bunting. That makes the record real and reviewed. It does not make the flamingo a Delaware bird in any useful sense — it is the kind of entry a state list carries to be complete, not to set an expectation.
Current sightings
Whether anyone is seeing one right now is oneBird, not here. This page is what the bird is and where it fits; that page is what people found this week.
Source
- Delaware Ornithological Society — Bird Records Committee — Read 9 August 2026. Lists American Flamingo under 2025 additions to the state list.
Field Guide interest labels are editorial, not official rarity classifications.