Biology:Minute flamingo

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Short description: Extinct species of bird

Minute flamingo
Temporal range: Late Pleistocene
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Phoenicopteriformes
Family: Phoenicopteridae
Genus: Phoenicopterus
Species:
P. minutus
Binomial name
Phoenicopterus minutus
Howard, 1955

Phoenicopterus minutus is an extinct species of flamingo which inhabited California during the Late Pleistocene. It was originally discovered in San Bernardino County, California. At the time of discovery, it was the smallest flamingo on record.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q16110642 entry