Phoenicoparrus
| Phoenicoparrus | |
|---|---|
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| Andean flamingo (Phoenicoparrus andinus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Ciconiiformes |
| Family: | Phoenicopteridae |
| Genus: | Phoenicoparrus Bonaparte, 1856 |
| Synonyms | |
Phoenicoparrus is a genus of bird in the Phoenicopteridae family. First established by Charles Lucien Bonaparte in 1856, it contains two species.[1][2]
- Andean flamingo (Phoenicoparrus andinus)
- James's flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi)
References
- ↑ "ITIS Report: Phoenicoparrus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ↑ |Torres, Chris R; Lisa M Ogawa1; Mark AF Gillingha; Brittney Ferrari1; and Marcel van Tuinen (2014). A multi-locus inference of the evolutionary diversification of extant flamingos (Phoenicopteridae). BMC Evolutionary Biology 14:36.
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