Planet Zoo 2 Greater Flamingo — habitat, biome, size & which animals it can live with

Greater Flamingo is one of the 130 Planet Zoo 2 launch species. It is housed in a Aviary habitat, accepts the Estuarine / Temperate / Wetlands biome, carries a Grade 1 · 1m barrier requirement and is listed at 1.60 m (height). It shares a biome and an enclosure type with 6 other species, so it can be mixed into a shared enclosure — 0 of those pairings are confirmed by Frontier's own text.

Greater Flamingo

Every figure on this page comes from the official Planet Zoo 2 Zoopedia export rather than trailer footage: biome, enclosure type, barrier grade, size and the compatibility verdicts are all taken from the game's own data.

Size (M)1.60 m

Weight (M)3 kg

BarrierGrade 1

EnclosureAviary

BiomesEstuarine / Temperate / Wetlands

StatusLeast Concern

Where it lives in the wild
Africa · Asia · Europe

Greater Flamingo at a glance

Source: official Planet Zoo 2 Zoopedia export (130 species). Also on the searchable animal list.

Enclosure and barrier requirements

Greater Flamingo needs a Aviary enclosure and accepts the Estuarine / Temperate / Wetlands biomes. The barrier requirement is Grade 1 · 1m, and that is the number to check before building: a Grade 4 animal behind a Grade 1 wall is the most common way a first zoo stalls.

Which animals can live with the Greater Flamingo?

2 launch species share both a biome and an enclosure type with the Greater Flamingo, so they are the only candidates for a mixed habitat. Of those, 0 are confirmed group-living by Frontier's own text and 2 are unverified — both are listed rather than presented as equally safe.

Species	Biome	Enclosure	Verdict	Evidence
Toco Toucan	RainforestSavannahWetlands	Aviary	Unverified	Frontier has not stated a social structure for this species.
White-Tailed Sea-Eagle	TaigaTemperateTundraWetlands	Aviary	Unverified	Frontier has not stated a social structure for this species.

Rule: two animals can share an enclosure only when they share a biome and an enclosure type. Likely OK means Frontier's own Social & Reproduction text says both species live in groups; Unverified means the data does not say, so we do not guess. Pair-by-pair table: compatibility chart.

Same biome, but not compatible

4 of the species that accept the Estuarine / Temperate / Wetlands biome cannot share an enclosure with the Greater Flamingo, because one side of the pair is officially solitary. These are the pairings people ask about most, so they are spelled out rather than left as an unexplained gap.

Species	Biome	Enclosure	Why not
Eurasian Bittern	TemperateWetlands	Aviary	Eurasian Bittern is solitary “Eurasian bitterns are solitary birds, although will tolerate other individuals outside of the mating season. Unlike many bird species, they…”
Golden Eagle Deluxe	DesertSavannahTaigaTemperateTundra	Aviary	Golden Eagle is solitary “Golden eagles are generally solitary or live in pairs, and most of their interactions are limited to mating and raising young. Adults strong…”
Long-Eared Owl	SavannahTaigaTemperateWetlands	Aviary	Long-Eared Owl is solitary “For most of the breeding season, long-eared owls are territorial and solitary, with pairs viciously defending their nesting areas from other owls.”
Shoebill	Wetlands	Aviary	Shoebill is solitary “Shoebills are solitary animals. They form seasonal pairings for breeding but otherwise live alone.”

Close, but ruled out by enclosure type

47 species share at least one biome with the Greater Flamingo but use a different enclosure type — a land habitat against an aquarium or a flying aviary — so they cannot be mixed however well the biomes line up.

African Savannah Elephant, American Bullfrog, Asian Elephant, Bactrian Camel, Blacktip Reef Shark, Cape Buffalo, Cloudless Sulphur, Common Bluetongue, Common Hippopotamus, Danube Crested Newt, Diamondback Terrapin, Eastern Brown Snake, Eurasian Beaver, Eurasian Brown Bear, Eurasian Lynx, European Bison, European Peacock, Fire Salamander, Gharial, Giant Grouper, Giant Panda, Golden Trevally, Grey Wolf, Grizzly Bear, Hawksbill Turtle, Indian Ocean Oriental Sweetlips, Indo-Pacific Leopard Shark, Komodo Dragon, Malayan Tapir, Mexican Redknee, Monarch, Moon Jelly, Mountain Hare, Nile Monitor, Ocellated Eagle Ray, Old World Swallowtail, Red Deer, Red Lionfish, Red Panda, Saltwater Crocodile

Behaviour, size and weight

Greater Flamingo is classed as Social in Frontier's Social & Reproduction notes: “Greater flamingoes are social animals and prefer to live in a large flock. Although mating may be monogamous, group members will often help each other protect and feed chicks.” On size the game lists 1.60 m (height) for the male and 1.35 m for the female. Size and weight together decide the minimum habitat footprint, so use the female figure when you are sizing a breeding pair rather than a display animal.

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All 130 animals · Full compatibility chart for Greater Flamingo · Aquarium animals · Aviary birds · Deluxe edition animals · System requirements