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Pelecaniformes Sharpe, 1891

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Chordata - chordates »  class Aves - birds

Scientific synonyms

Ardeae
Pelecani
Scopi

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Images

Phalacrocorax carbo - Cormorant

Sula bassana - Northern Gannet

Sula bassana - Northern Gannet

Author: Vladimír Motyčka

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos - American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos - American White Pelican

Author: Vladimír Motyčka

Pelecaniformes in BioLib

Important groups

Ardeidae - herons and bitterns, Threskiornithidae - ibises and spoonbills
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Subordinated taxa

Number of records: 8

family Pelecanidae Rafinesque, 1815 - pelicans
family Ardeidae Leach, 1820 - herons and bitterns
family Balaenicipitidae Bonaparte, 1853 - shoebill
family Pelagornithidae Fürbringer, 1888 †
family Plotopteridae Howard, 1969 †
family Scopidae Bonaparte, 1849 - hamerkop
family Threskiornithidae Poche, 1904 - ibises and spoonbills

Pelecaniformes incertae sedis

genus Cladornis Ameghino, 1895 †

Links and literature

EN Wikipedia Articles [Pelecaniformes]
Wikipedia Articles [http://en.wikipedia.org]
CZ Hudec K. et al. (2003): Soustava a české názvosloví ptáků světa, Muzeum Komenského v Přerově. 462 pp. [as Pelecaniformes]
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† extinct taxon



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