Pelecanus

Pelecanus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pelecaniformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Classis: Aves Informal group: Saurornithes Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithurae Subclassis: Carinatae Infraclassis: Neornithes Parvclassis: Neognathae Ordo: Pelecaniformes

Familia: Pelecanidae
Genus: Pelecanus
Species: P. conspicillatus – P. crispus – P. erythrorhynchos – P. occidentalis – P. onocrotalus – P. philippensis – P. rufescens – P. thagus

• Nomen dubium: P. piscator

Name

• Pelecanus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Gender: maculine
  • Type species: Pelecanus onocrotalus Linnae us, 1758
    • Fixation: subsequent designation by Gray 1840: 80 BHL

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp  doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: page 132.
• Gray, G. R., 1840. A list of the genera of birds, with an indication of the typical species of each genus. 80 pp. Richard and John Taylor (London). reference page  BHL

Vernacular names

English: Pelicans
galego: Pelicano
italiano: Pellicani
русский: Пеликан
ไทย: นกกระทุง, นกเพลิแกน
Türkçe: Pelikan

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