Phoenicopteriformes
Phoenicopteriformes /fiːnɪˈkɒptərɪfɔːrmiːz/ is a group of water birds which comprises flamingos and their extinct relatives. Flamingos (Phoenicopteriformes) and the closely related grebes (Podicipedidae) are contained in the parent clade Mirandornithes.
| Phoenicopteriformes Temporal range: Eocene to recent | |
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| James's flamingos (Phoenicopterus jamesi) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Mirandornithes |
| Order: | Phoenicopteriformes Fürbringer, 1888 |
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†Agnopterus? | |
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