| Juncitarsus Temporal range:
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| Fossil specimen of J. merkeli from Messel, Museo di Storia Naturale | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Phoenicopteriformes |
| Genus: | †Juncitarsus Olson & Feduccia, 1980 |
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†Juncitarsus gracillimus Olson & Feduccia, 1980 | |
Juncitarsus is an extinct genus of wading birds from the Eocene of the United States and Germany. Though previously considered a flamingo, it is likely a stem-flamingo, possibly a relative of the group which contains both flamingos and grebes (Mirandornithes).