Phoenicopterus (Graece φοινικόπτερος 'rubripinnatus') est genus avium familiae Phoenecopteridarum, solius familiae ordinis Phoenicopteriformium. Magnae aves aquaticae sunt, ab 80 ad 145 cm longae. Rostro unice est mandibula inferior maius quam superior.
Classis : Aves
Ordo : Phoenicopteriformes
Familia : Phoenicopteridae
Genus : Phoenicopterus
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Phoenicopteri reperiuntur in America Australi et Media, Africa, Europa Meridiana, Asia Occidentali.
Index specierum
Ex classificatione Congressus ornithologici internationalis (2009):
- Phoenicopterus roseus Pallas, 1811 (etiam subspecies Phoenicopteri rubri aliquando habitus)
- Phoenicopterus ruber Linnaeus, 1758
- Phoenicopterus chilensis Molina, 1782
Species alius cladi:
- Phoenicopterus minor Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, E 1798
- Phoenicopterus andinus Philippi, 1854
- Phoenicopterus jamesi P.L. Sclater, 1886
Bibliographia
- Olson, Storrs L., et Alan Feduccia. 1980. Relationships and evolution of flamingos (Aves, Phoenicopteridae). Vasingtoniae: Smithsonian Institution Press.
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