Phoenicopteriformes

Phoenicopteriformes Temporal range: Eocene to recent 50–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
James's flamingos (Phoenicopterus jamesi)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Clade:	Mirandornithes
Order:	Phoenicopteriformes Fürbringer, 1888
Subclades
†Agnopterus? †Juncitarsus? †Kashinia? †Scaniornis? †Palaelodidae Phoenicopteridae

Phoenicopteriformes /fiːnɪˈkɒptərɪfɔːrmiːz/ is a group of water birds which comprises flamingos and their extinct relatives. Flamingos (Phoenicopteriformes) and the closely related grebes (Podicipedidae) are contained in the parent clade Mirandornithes.^[1]