Phoenicopterus roseus Pallas 1811 (greater flamingo)

Aves - Phoenicopteriformes - Phoenicopteridae

Alternative combination: Phoenicopterus ruber roseus

Synonym: Phoenicopterus antiquorum Temminck 1815

Belongs to Phoenicopterus according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also del Hoyo et al. 2014 and Manegold and Brink 2011

Sister taxa: Phoenicopterus chilensis, Phoenicopterus copei, Phoenicopterus croizeti, Phoenicopterus floridanus, Phoenicopterus minutus, Phoenicopterus novaehollandiae, Phoenicopterus ruber, Phoenicopterus stocki

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Egypt (2 collections), Madagascar (1), Mauritius (2), Portugal (1), Reunion (1), South Africa (1)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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