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genus

pelican
Pelecanus Linnaeus, 1758

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

Scientific synonyms

Catoptropelicanus Reichenbach, 1853

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Temporal range:Tertiary > Neogene > Miocene – recent
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Included taxa

Number of records: 18

species Pelecanus conspicillatus Temminck, 1824 - Australian Pelican

Pelecanus conspicillatus

species Pelecanus crispus Bruch, 1832 - Dalmatian Pelican

Pelecanus crispus

species Pelecanus erythrorhynchos J. F. Gmelin, 1789 - American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

species Pelecanus occidentalis Linnaeus, 1766 - Brown Pelican
Quaternary: Pleistocene – recent

Pelecanus occidentalis

species Pelecanus onocrotalus Linnaeus, 1758 - Great White Pelican

Pelecanus onocrotalus

species Pelecanus philippensis J. F. Gmelin, 1789 - Spot-billed Pelican

Pelecanus philippensis

species Pelecanus rufescens J. F. Gmelin, 1789 - Pink-backed Pelican

Pelecanus rufescens

species Pelecanus thagus Molina, 1782 - Peruvian Pelican

Pelecanus thagus


Fossil taxa

species Pelecanus cadimurka Rich & van Tets, 1981 †
species Pelecanus cauleyi Davies, 1880 †
species Pelecanus fraasi Lydekker, 1891 †
species Pelecanus halieus Wetmore, 1933 †
Tertiary: Piacenzian
species Pelecanus intermedius Fraas, 1870 †
species Pelecanus odessanus Vidgalm, 1886 †
species Pelecanus paranensis Noriega, Cenizo, Brandoni, Pérez, Tineo, Diederie & Bona, 2023 †
species Pelecanus schreiberi Olson, 1999 †
species Pelecanus sivalensis Davies, 1880 †
Tertiary: Miocene
species Pelecanus tirarensis Miller, 1966 †

Links and literature

EN Australian Faunal Directory [a51336bb-d5f8-4fdf-923e-f2360afcdeec]

ABRS (2009-2019): Australian Faunal Directory [https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/home], Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra [as Pelecanus Linnaeus, 1758]
Data retrieved on: 6 February 2015
EN The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [1354407]

Rees, T. (compiler): The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [https://www.irmng.org] [as Pelecanus Linnaeus, 1758]
Data retrieved on: 30 November 2019
EN Gill F., Donsker D. & Rasmussen P. (eds): IOC World Bird List 11.1 [http://www.worldbirdnames.org/] [as Pelecanus Linnaeus, 1758]
Data retrieved on: 22 April 2021
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