Neornithes Gadow, 1893 - living birds
   Neognathae Pycraft 1900 see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
     Neoaves Sibley et al. 1988 see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
       [Order] Phoenicopteriformes Fürbringer, 1888 [monotypic] see Order Ciconiiformes Bonaparte, 1854
         Family Phoenicopteridae Bonaparte, 1831 - flamingos
           Genus Phoenicopterus Linnaeus, 1758
             Phoenicopterus ruber Linnaeus, 1758 - greater flamingo
               1 Phoenicopterus ruber ruber Linnaeus, 1758 - American flamingo
               2 Phoenicopterus ruber roseus Pallas, 1811 - greater flamingo