Order: Phoenicopteriformes
Description
Flamingos
Taxonomy
Phoenicopteriformes is a monotypic order in the class Aves. The closest relatives of Flamingos are the Grebes (Podicipediformes) according to a recent study1.
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References
- Hackett, S. J., Kimball, R. T., Reddy, S., Bowie, R. C. K., Braun, E. L., Braun, M. J., Chojnowski, J. L., Cox, W. A., Han, K.-L., Harshman, J., Huddleston, C. J., Marks, B. D., Miglia, K. J., Moore, W. A., Sheldon, F. H., Steadman, D. W., Witt, C. C., and Yuri, T. 2008. A phylogenomic study of birds reveals their evolutionary history. Science 320(5884):1763-1768.