Phoeniconaias is a genus of birds in the flamingo family Phoenicopteridae. The genus contains one extant species, the lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor), occurring in sub-Saharan Africa and western India,[1] and an extinct species, Phoeniconaias proeses, from the Pliocene of Australia, which is thought to have been even smaller.[2]

References

  1. ^ Manakadan, R. & Khan, A. N. (2020). "Birds of the Indian Subcontinent – In a Nutshell". Buceros. 24 (Special Issue 2 & 3): 1–79.
  2. ^ Miller, A.H. (1963). "The fossil flamingos of Australia" (PDF). The Condor. 65 (4): 289–299. doi:10.2307/1365355. JSTOR 1365355.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoeniconaias
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