Bird watchers photographed the rare bird near British RAF base at Akrotiri on the island 's south coast . The bird, which is a member of the family Tyrannidae, was spotted by photographer David McCamley who said it looked like an adult but could not be certain as he had never seen one Dark colouring thought to be caused by genetic irregularity where it can generate more melanin than usual .
Bird watchers photographed the rare bird near British RAF base at Akrotiri on the island 's south coast . The last recorded sighting of a black flamingo was in Israel in 2014 . Dark colouring thought to be caused by genetic irregularity where it can generate more melanin than usual .