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Order Phoenicopteriformes


Domain Eukarya
Kingdom Animalia
Sub-kingdom Eumetazoa
Sub-sub-kingdom Bilateria
Metaphylum Enterocoelous Coelomates
Phylum Chordata
Subphylum Vertebrata
Class Aves
Subclass Neornithes
Superorder Neognathae

Order Phoenicopteriformes

This group contains the flamingos, which are found worldwide in the tropics. Greek: Phoenicopterus, a generic name + Latin: forma, shape. (Dorit et al, 1991)