Pelecanidae
Peruvian Pelican
Pelecanus thagus Molina, 1782
Pelecanus thagus, the Peruvian pelican, is a large dark pelican once treated as a subspecies of the brown pelican.
Australian Pelican
Pelecanus conspicillatus Temminck, 1824
Pelecanus conspicillatus, the Australian pelican, is a large waterbird with the world's longest avian bill, found across Australasia.
Great White Pelican
Pelecanus onocrotalus Linnaeus, 1758
Pelecanus onocrotalus, the great white pelican, is a very large pelican with detailed physical traits and a broad distribution across Eurasia and Africa.
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis Linnaeus, 1766
Pelecanus occidentalis (brown pelican) is the smallest extant pelican, a marine seabird found across the Americas' coasts.
Dalmatian Pelican
Pelecanus crispus Bruch, 1832
Pelecanus crispus, the Dalmatian pelican, is the largest pelican species and one of the world's heaviest flying birds.
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmelin, 1789
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, the American white pelican, is a large North American pelican with unique breeding bill horn.
Pink-backed Pelican
Pelecanus rufescens Gmelin, 1789
Pelecanus rufescens, or pink-backed pelican, is a relatively small pelican with greyish plumage and pink-tinged backs that lives in aquatic habitats.
Spot-billed Pelican
Pelecanus philippensis Gmelin, 1789
The spot-billed pelican is a small pelican species that breeds in South and Southeast Asia, with recovering populations in southern India.
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