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Phoenicopteridae

Bird Families

Phoenicopteridae is the flamingo family, order Phoenicopteriformes, comprising a small number of species of tall wading birds recognized by pink or reddish plumage, long legs and downward-curving bills adapted for filter-feeding. The family includes the genus Phoenicopterus, found across parts of Africa, the Americas, southern Europe and Asia.

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Living or Extinct
Yes 1
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Family 2
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Parent Taxon Of

Source Andean Flamingo (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Flamingo (Wikipedia)
four flamingo species distributed throughout the AmericasView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Flamingo
Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)View the Source
Wikidata: Phoenicopteridae
Wikidata Q3901583, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Andean Flamingo (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Andean Flamingo, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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