Family Phoenicopteridae Bonaparte 1838 (flamingo)
PaleoDB taxon number: 39589
Parent taxon: Phoenicopteriformes according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Adelalopus, Agnopterus, Palaelodidae, Telmabatidae
Subtaxa: Elornis, Juncitarsus, Phoeniconotius, Phoenicoparrus, Phoenicopterus
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore