Lake Natron provides a perfect but fragile habitat and breeding site for the Lesser Flamingos
Lake Natron and Engaruka Basin is listed by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA) (see map below). Lake Natron is the most important breeding site for the Lesser Flamingo in the world. East Africa has 1.5-2.5 million lesser flamingos, representing 75% of the global population, all of these being hatched at Lake Natron. The breeding site is located in the three districts of Ngorongoro, Monduli and Longido in Arusha Region, Tanzania.
