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Phoenicopterus roseus (greater flamingo)

Reptilia - Phoenicopteriformes - Phoenicopteridae

Taxonomy
Phoenicopterus roseus was named by Pallas (1811). It is extant.

It was recombined as Phoenicopterus ruber roseus by Manegold and Brink (2011).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1811Phoenicopterus roseus Pallas
1815Phoenicopterus antiquorum Temminck
2011Phoenicopterus ruber roseus Manegold and Brink p. 21 fig. 3
2014Phoenicopterus roseus del Hoyo et al.
2017Phoenicopterus roseus Clements et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
—Romeriida
—Diapsida()
RankNameAuthor
—Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
—Crocopoda
—ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
—Eucrocopoda
—Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
—Ornithodira
—Dinosauromorpha
—Dinosauriformes
—Dinosauria()
—Theropoda()
—Neotheropoda
—AverostraPaul 2002
—Tetanurae
—Coelurosauria()
—Maniraptora
—Paraves
classAves
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
orderPhoenicopteriformes
familyPhoenicopteridaeBonaparte 1838
genusPhoenicopterus
speciesroseusPallas 1811

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Phoenicopterus roseus Pallas 1811 [greater flamingo]
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Invalid names: Phoenicopterus antiquorum Temminck 1815 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoresubo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2009-01-03 20:39:15
Modified: 2009-01-03 22:39:15
Source: subo = suborder, o = order
References: Marsh 1875, Benton 1983

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Egypt Phoenicopterus antiquorum (21888)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Egypt (Kom Ombo Plain) Phoenicopterus antiquorum (22544)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117South Africa Phoenicopterus roseus (198625)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Portugal Phoenicopterus ruber (197768)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Madagascar Phoenicopterus roseus (236022) Phoenicopterus ruber (195019)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Reunion Phoenicopterus ruber (193996)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Mauritius Phoenicopterus ruber (194169) Phoenicopterus sp. (194024)