Pelican
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| A Great White Pelican flying in Walvis Bay, Namibia |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | Pelecanidae Rafinesque, 1815 |
| Genus: | Pelecanus Linnaeus, 1758 |
Pelicans are a kind of water bird. They form the genus Pelecanus of the family Pelecanidae. There are several species of pelican.
Taxonomy [change]
- Family Pelecanidae
- Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
- Pink-backed Pelican (Pelecanus rufescens)
- Spot-billed Pelican (Pelecanus philippensis)
- Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus)
- Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus)
- American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
- Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
- Peruvian Pelican (Pelecanus thagus)
Gallery [change]
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White Pelican
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Spot-billed Pelican
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Peruvian Pelican
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Pink-backed Pelican (Pelecanus rufescens)
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Wikispecies has information on: Pelecanidae. |
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