These predators vary according to the species of flamingo and environment in which the flamingo lives. The lesser flamingo is preyed upon by lions, leopards, cheetahs, and jackals. Pythons have also been known to attack flamingos. The Andean flamingo is preyed upon by the Andean fox and Geoffrey's cat. In Africa, hyenas will enter a flamingo's environment when the ground is dry and can hold the animals' weight.
Hyenas cause more panic among the birds than actual mortalities.
Records indicate that bobcats, coyotes, raccoons, foxes, minks, and dogs have killed flamingos in zoological environments. On Great Inagua Island, in the Bahamas, feral pigs prey on flamingos. The remaining deaths occur because of dropped or abandoned eggs, and poor health of young and adults. C. Human interaction. Habitat destruction by humans has had a negative effect on the breeding and feeding grounds of flamingos.