Palaelodidae
Palaelodidae is a family of extinct birds in the group Phoenicopteriformes, which today is represented only by the flamingos. They have been described as "swimming flamingos."
They can be considered evolutionarily, and ecologically, intermediate between flamingos and grebes.
Three genera are recognised:
- †Adelalopus Mayr & Smith 2002 called the "stout-legged flamingos"
- * †Adelalopus hoogbutseliensis Mayr & Smith 2002
- †Palaelodus Milne-Edwards 1863
- * †P. ambiguus Milne-Edwards 1863
- * †P. aotearoa Worthy et al. 2010
- * †P. germanicus
- * †P. kurochkini Zelenkov 2013
- * †P. pledgei Baird & Vickers-Rich 1998
- * †P. wilsoni Baird & Vickers-Rich 1998
- †Megapaloelodus Miller 1944
- * †M. conectens
- * †M. peiranoi Agnolin 2009
- * †M. goliath Cheneval 1983c
- * †M. opsigonus Brodkorb 1961
