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Flamingos or Flamingoes are a type of wading bird in the genus Phoenicopterus,
the only genus in the family Phoenicopteridae.
There are four flamingo species
in the Americas and two species in the Old World.
Scientific name: Phoenicopterus
Rank: Genus
Higher classification:
Phoenicopteridae
Lower classifications: American
Flamingo, Lesser Flamingo
