Phoenicopteriformes is a group of water birds which comprises flamingos and their extinct relatives. Flamingos (Phoenicopteriformes) and the closely related grebes (Podicipedidae) are contained in the parent clade Mirandornithes.
Etymology
The name comes from Ancient Greek φοῖνιξ (phoînix), meaning "crimson", πτερόν (pterón), meaning "feather", and Latin formes, meaning "form".