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Pelecanus  Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Serial No.: 174683

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): Pelicans [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2025   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderPelecaniformes  – Pelicans, pélicans, Ibises, ibis, Herons, hérons  
                            FamilyPelecanidae Rafinesque, 1815 – Pelicans  
                               GenusPelecanus Linnaeus, 1758 – Pelicans  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Pelecanus conspicillatus Temminck, 1824 – Australian Pelican, Pelícano australiano, pelicano-australiano, Pélican à lunettes 
                                  Species Pelecanus crispus Bruch, 1832 – Dalmatian Pelican, Pelícano ceñudo, pelicano-crespo, Pélican frisé 
                                  Species Pelecanus erythrorhynchos J. F. Gmelin, 1789 – American White Pelican, Pélican d'Amérique, Pelícano norteamericano, pelicano-americano 
                                  Species Pelecanus occidentalis Linnaeus, 1766 – Pelícano pardo, Brown Pelican, Pélican brun, pelicano-pardo 
                                  Species Pelecanus onocrotalus Linnaeus, 1758 – Great White Pelican, Pelícano común, pelicano-branco, Pélican blanc 
                                  Species Pelecanus philippensis J. F. Gmelin, 1789 – Spot-billed Pelican, Pelícano oriental, pelicano-oriental, Pélican à bec tacheté 
                                  Species Pelecanus rufescens J. F. Gmelin, 1789 – Pink-backed Pelican, Pelícano rosado, pelicano-rosado, Pélican gris 
                                  Species Pelecanus thagus Molina, 1782 – Peruvian Pelican, Pelícano alcatraz, pelicano-peruano, Pélican thage 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Pelecanus    
       
  Expert: Richard C. Banks  
  Notes: Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.   
  Reference for: Pelecanus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 28 Feb 2025]   
  Reference for: Pelecanus   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Pelecanus   
       
  Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2011.01.25, website (version 25-Jan-11)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: "Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net   
  Reference for: Pelecanus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner  
  Publication Date: 1987   
  Article/Chapter Title: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Resource Publication, no. 166   
  Page(s): 79   
  Publisher: United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service   
  Publication Place: Washington, D.C., USA   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Pelecanus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Linnaeus, Carolus  
  Publication Date: 1758   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, 10th Edition, vol. 1   
  Page(s): 824   
  Publisher: Laurentii Salvii   
  Publication Place: Holmiae (Stockholm, Sweden)   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes: Available online at http://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?PPN362053006 and http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886   
  Reference for: original description   
       

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