Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
   Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893 see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
     Infraclass Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988 see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
       Parvclass Passerae see Superorder Passerimorphae Sibley et al., 1988
         Superorder Passerimorphae Sibley et al., 1988
           Order Ciconiiformes Bonaparte, 1854
             Suborder Ciconii see Suborder Ciconiae Bonaparte, 1854
               Infraorder Ciconiides see Suborder Ciconiae Bonaparte, 1854
                 Parvorder Ciconiida see Suborder Ciconiae Bonaparte, 1854
                   Superfamily Phoenicopteroidea Stejneger, 1885 see Superfamily Ciconioidea Sundevall, 1836
                     Family Phoenicopteridae Bonaparte, 1831 - flamingos
                       Genus Phoenicopterus Linnaeus, 1758
                         1 Phoenicopterus ruber Linnaeus, 1758 - greater flamingo
                         2 Phoenicopterus chilensis Molina, 1782 - Chilean flamingo
                         3 Phoenicopterus minor Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1798 - lesser flamingo see Phoeniconaias minor (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1798)
                         4 Phoenicopterus andinus R.A. Philippi, 1854 - Andean flamingo see Phoenicoparrus andinus (Philippi, 1854)
                         5 Phoenicopterus jamesi Sclater, 1886 - Puna flamingo see Phoenicoparrus jamesi (Sclater, 1886)