Phoenicopterus

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Archelosauria
Cladus: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crocopoda
Cladus: Archosauriformes
Cladus: Eucrocopoda
Cladus: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Cladus: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Cladus: Saurischia
Cladus: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Tyrannoraptora
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Paraves
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Subclassis: Aves
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Carinatae
Cladus: Neornithes
Infraclassis: Neognathae
Cladus: Neoaves
Cladus: Mirandornithes
Ordo: Phoenicopteriformes

Familia: Phoenicopteridae
Genus: Phoenicopterus
Species: P. chilensis – P. roseus – P. ruber – †P. copei – †P. croizeti – †P. floridanus – †P. minutus – †P. novaehollandiae – †P. stocki

Name

Phoenicopterus Linnaeus, 1758: 139

Gender: masculine
Type species: Phoenicopterus ruber Linnaeus, 1758

References
Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL p. 139 BHL Reference page.

Vernacular names
ak: Asukɔnkɔn
العربية: نحام وردي
Aymar aru: Parina
azərbaycanca: Qızılqaz
башҡортса: Фламинго
беларуская: Фламінга
български: Фламинги
বাংলা: কানঠুটি
brezhoneg: Flammeg
bosanski: Flamingo
català: Flamenc
čeština: Plameňáci
dansk: Flamingo
Deutsch: Flamingos
Zazaki: Flamingo
Ελληνικά: Φλαμίνγκο
English: Flamingo
Esperanto: Flamengo
español: Flamenco
eesti: Flamingo
euskara: Flamenko
فارسی: فلامینگو
suomi: Flamingot
français: Flamant
Frysk: Flamingofûgels
Gaeilge: Lasairéan
galego: Flamingo
עברית: פלמינגואים
hrvatski: Plamenci
magyar: Flamingófélék
Ido: Flamingo
íslenska: Flæmingjar
italiano: Fenicottero
日本語: フラミンゴ属
lietuvių: Flamingai
मराठी: रोहित (पक्षी)
Bahasa Melayu: Burung Flamingo
Nāhuatl: Quecholli
Nederlands: Flamingos
norsk nynorsk: Flamingo
norsk: Flamingoer
ଓଡ଼ିଆ: ଏରା
ирон: Фламинго
polski: Flamingi
português: Flamingo
Runa Simi: Pariwana
русский: Фламинго
slovenčina: Plameniakotvaré
slovenščina: Plamenci
српски / srpski: Фламинго
svenska: Flamingoer
Kiswahili: Heroe
Türkçe: Flamingo
українська: Фламінго
Tiếng Việt: Hồng hạc
Zeêuws: Flamingo
粵語: 紅鸛
中文: 火烈鸟
Phoenicopterus is a genus of birds in the flamingo family Phoenicopteridae.
Taxonomy

The genus Phoenicopterus was introduced in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae to accommodate a single species, the American flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber.[1][2] The genus name is Latin for "flamingo".[3]
Species

The genus contains three extant species:[4]

Genus Phoenicopterus – Linnaeus, 1758 – three species

Common name	Scientific name and subspecies	Range	Size and ecology	IUCN status and estimated population
Greater flamingo	Phoenicopterus roseus Pallas, 1811	widespread in Africa and southwest, south-central Eurasia	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC
American flamingo	Phoenicopterus ruber Linnaeus, 1758	northern Galápagos Islands and the Caribbean	Size: Habitat: Diet:	LC
Chilean flamingo	Phoenicopterus chilensis Molina, 1782	central Peru to Tierra del Fuego east to south Brazil, Uruguay and central Argentina	Size: Habitat: Diet:	NT

References

Linnaeus, Carl (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis (in Latin). Vol. 1 (10th ed.). Holmiae (Stockholm): Laurentii Salvii. p. 139.
Mayr, Ernst; Cottrell, G. William, eds. (1979). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 269.
Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 304. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2021). "Grebes, flamingos". IOC World Bird List Version 11.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 19 August 2021.