Tens of thousands of the pale pink birds now winter in the Venetian Lagoon

Flamingos are flocking to the Venetian Lagoon in record numbers as ecological efforts restore damaged wetlands.

Flamingos are flocking to the Venetian Lagoon in record numbers as ecological efforts restore damaged wetlands

The pale pink birds — called “fenicotteri” in Italian — are now flocking to Venice in record numbers, as ecological efforts to restore damaged wetlands could help expand their…

Perhaps nothing better illustrates the flamingo’s status as a newcomer than the fact that the local dialect has no word for them.

Tens of thousands of the pale pink birds now winter in the Venetian Lagoon

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24,000 pink flamingos were spotted in the famous lagoon in 2025 - 6,000 more than in 2024.