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Category:Phoenicopteriformes

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Order: Phoenicopteriformes

[edit] Description

Flamingos

[edit] Taxonomy

Phoenicopteriformes is a monotypic order in the class Aves. The closest relatives of Flamingos are the Grebes (Podicipediformes) according to a recent study¹.

Order Phoenicopteriformes	view â€¢ edit

Family Phoenicopteridae	view â€¢ edit

Genus Phoenicopterus	view â€¢ edit

P. ruber

American Flamingo

P. roseus

Greater Flamingo

P. chilensis

Chilean Flamingo

Genus Phoeniconaias	view â€¢ edit

P. minor

Lesser Flamingo

Genus Phoenicoparrus	view â€¢ edit

P. andinus

Andean Flamingo

P. jamesi

James's Flamingo

[edit] References

Hackett, SJ, RT Kimball, S Reddy, RCK Bowie, EL Braun, MJ Braun, JL Chojnowski, WA Cox, K-L Han, J Harshman, CJ Huddleston, BD Marks, KJ Miglia, WA Moore, FH Sheldon, DW Steadman, CC Witt, and T Yuri. 2008. A phylogenomic study of birds reveals their evolutionary history. Science 320(5884):1763-1768.