Phoenicopterus Linnaeus 1758 (flamingo)
Reptilia - Ciconiiformes - Phoenicopteridae
PaleoDB taxon number: 39594
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Parent taxon: Phoenicopteridae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Elornis, Juncitarsus, Phoeniconotius, Phoenicoparrus
Subtaxa: Phoenicopterus chilensis, Phoenicopterus copei, Phoenicopterus croizeti, Phoenicopterus floridanus, Phoenicopterus minutus, Phoenicopterus novaehollandiae, Phoenicopterus roseus, Phoenicopterus ruber, Phoenicopterus stocki
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore