Phoenicopterus

Phoenicopterus ruber

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Animalia—Chordata

Subphylum:Vertebrata
Classis:Aves
Ordo:Phoenicopteriformes
Familia:Phoenicopteridae
Genus:Phoenicopterus

Phoenicopterus ruber.

Phoenicopterus(Graeceφοινικόπτερος 'rubripinnatus') estgenusaviumfamiliaePhoenecopteridarum,solius familiaeordinisPhoenicopteriformium.Magnae avesaquaticaesunt, ab 80 ad 145 cm longae.Rostrounice estmandibulainferior maius quam superior.

Phoenicopterireperiuntur inAmericaAustralietMedia,Africa,Europa Meridiana,Asia Occidentali.

Index specierum

Ex classificationeCongressus ornithologici internationalis(2009):

• Phoenicopterus roseusPallas, 1811 (etiamsubspeciesPhoenicopteri rubrialiquando habitus)
• Phoenicopterus ruberLinnaeus, 1758
• Phoenicopterus chilensisMolina, 1782

Species aliuscladi:

• Phoenicopterus minorGeoffroy Saint-Hilaire, E 1798
• Phoenicopterus andinusPhilippi, 1854
• Phoenicopterus jamesiP.L. Sclater, 1886

Bibliographia

• Olson, Storrs L., et Alan Feduccia.1980.Relationships and evolution of flamingos (Aves, Phoenicopteridae).Vasingtoniae: Smithsonian Institution Press.