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Under construction Taxon: Family Pelecanidae Rafinesque, 1815 - pelicans
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Types

TypePelecanus (Genus) C. Linnaeus, 1758
Nominotypical taxon ofPelecanida (Parvorder) (Sharpe, 1891) B.C. Livezey & R.L. Zusi, 2007
Nominotypical taxonPelecaninae (Subfamily)

Variants

Different rankPelecaninae (Subfamily)

Taxonomic positions

Subsequent positionPelecanida (Parvorder) (Sharpe, 1891) B.C. Livezey & R.L. Zusi, 2007[B.C. Livezey & R.L. Zusi, 2007: 91]

Vernacular Names

English:pelicans

Number of Subtaxa

2013Available in Systema Naturae 20001g;7s;5ss; †1g
1989-presentSystema Naturae 20001g;7s; †1g
2003E.C. Dickinson: [22]1g;7s
1993B.L. Monroe Jr. & C.G. Sibley2g;9s
1991 (1990)C.M. Perrins[1g;7s]
1982W.J. Bock1g;8s
1963P. Brodkorb[; †1g]
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