Taxon profile

family

pelicans
Pelecanidae Rafinesque, 1815

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

Scientific synonyms

Dysporidae Sundevall, C.J., 1836
Pelecanea Rafinesque, C.S., 1815

Temporal range:	Tertiary > Paleogene > Eocene > Upper Eocene – recent

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Images

Pelecanus occidentalis - Brown Pelican

Author: Stolz, Gary M.

Pelecanus crispus - Dalmatian Pelican

Author: McMammal

Pelecanus conspicillatus - Australian Pelican

Author: Milan Kořínek

Included taxa

Number of records: 3

genus Pelecanus Linnaeus, 1758 - pelican
Tertiary: Miocene – recent

Fossil taxa

genus Protopelicanus Reichenbach, 1852 ^†
Tertiary: Upper Eocene

genus Miopelecanus Cheneval, 1984 ^†
Tertiary: Lower Miocene

Links and literature

Australian Faunal Directory [92a29b7a-640b-4b6a-b2f9-404451a03f89]

ABRS (2009-2019): Australian Faunal Directory [https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/home], Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra [as Pelecanidae Rafinesque, 1815]
Data retrieved on: 6 February 2015

Gill F., Donsker D. & Rasmussen P. (eds): IOC World Bird List 11.1 [http://www.worldbirdnames.org/] [as Pelecanidae]
Data retrieved on: 3 December 2021

Hudec K. et al. (2003): Soustava a české názvosloví ptáků světa, Muzeum Komenského v Přerově. 462 pp. [as Pelecanidae Rafinesque, 1815]

Lilleleht V. , Lõhmus A. (1997): Scientific, Estonian and English names of birds of Europe [as Pelecanidae]
Data retrieved on: 11 July 2010

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