Flamingos Scientific Classification
Scientific
classification: Flamingos make up the family Phoenicopteridae of the order
Ciconiiformes. They are sometimes placed in their own order,
Phoenicopteriformes. The greater flamingo is classified as Phoenicopterus
ruber, its vivid red subspecies as Phoenicopterus ruber ruber, and
its paler subspecies as Phoenicopterus ruber roseus. The Chilean flamingo
is classified as Phoenicopterus chilensis, the Andean flamingo as Phoenicopterus
andinus, James's flamingo as Phoenicopterus jamesi, and the lesser
flamingo as Phoenicopterus minor.