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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Taxonomic Rank Member Count Band Era First Appeared Classification
Living or Extinct Connections
Parent Taxon Of
Source Andean Flamingo (Wikidata)
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Sources
1. Flamingo (Wikipedia)
2. Wikipedia: Flamingo
Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)View the Source 3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Phoenicopteridae
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 6
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Phoenicopteridae
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Phoenicopteridae" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 56 ... "early_interval": "Ypresian"
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 Reader Challenges (0)
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