Mangaluru: In a rare and exciting development for birdwatchers in coastal Karnataka, a Lesser Flamingo, a species largely restricted to sub-Saharan Africa and western India, was sighted — for the ...

It is one of the world's most spectacular sights -- huge flocks or 'flamboyances' of flamingos around East Africa's lakes -- as seen in the film Out of Africa or David Attenborough's A Perfect Planet.

Data from the water bird counts revealed a declining trend in the number of flamingos within Lake Nakuru which was once renowned for hosting thousands of flamingos. [iStockphoto] Scientists plan to ...