About Flamingos

Overview

The Flamingos are a family of birds (Latin: Phoenicopteridae) within the order Flamingos. Worldwide the family includes about 3 genera and 6 species. Its members are primarily distributed across South America, Africa, the Palearctic. Notable genera include Phoenicopterus, Phoenicoparrus, Phoeniconaias. Phoenicopteriformes are the flamingos, a family (Phoenicopteridae) of six species of tall, pink-plumaged wading birds of saline and alkaline lakes across the Americas, Africa and southern Eurasia.

Classification

Family: Phoenicopteridae (Flamingos); Order: Flamingos; about 3 genera and 6 species.

Distribution

Primarily across South America, Africa, the Palearctic.