Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds
see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893
see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
Superorder Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
Order Ciconiiformes Bonaparte, 1854
Family Phoenicopteridae Bonaparte, 1831 - flamingos
Genus Phoenicopterus Linnaeus, 1758
Phoenicopterus ruber Linnaeus, 1758 - greater flamingo