Phoenicopterus

Phoenicopterus (Graece φοινικόπτερος 'rubripinnatus') est genus avium familiae Phoenecopteridarum, solius familiae ordinis Phoenicopteriformium. Magnae aves aquaticae sunt, ab 80 ad 145 cm longae. Rostro unice est mandibula inferior maius quam superior.

Phoenicopteri reperiuntur in America Australi et Media, Africa, Europa Meridiana, Asia Occidentali.

Index specierum
Ex classificatione Congressus ornithologici internationalis (2009):
 Phoenicopterus roseus Pallas, 1811 (etiam subspecies Phoenicopteri rubri aliquando habitus)
 Phoenicopterus ruber Linnaeus, 1758
 Phoenicopterus chilensis Molina, 1782

Species alius cladi:
 Phoenicopterus minor  Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, E 1798
 Phoenicopterus andinus Philippi, 1854
 Phoenicopterus jamesi P.L. Sclater, 1886

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

Categoria:Phoenicopteriformes