Pelecanidae

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Pelecanidae
Temporal range: Late
Ma
[1] Possible early origin based on molecular clock[2]
A great white pelican in breeding condition flying over Walvis Bay, Namibia.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Pelecanidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Type genus
Pelecanus
Linnaeus, 1758
Genera

The Pelecanidae is a family of

Pelecanus.[4]

Pelecanids have existed since the late Eocene (Priabonian)[5] and they still exist today.[6][7]

References

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  3. ^ Milne-Edwards (1863). "Les oiseaux aquatiques (Gaviiformes a Anseriformes) du gisement Aquitanien de Saint-Gerand-le-Puy (Allier, France): revision systematique". Palaeovertebrata (Montpellier). 14 (2): 33–115.
  4. ^ "Family Pelecanidae". Peru Aves. 2023-04-23. Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  5. S2CID 236269386
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  6. OCLC 51922852.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link
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  7. ^ Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata (in Latin). Vol. 1. Holmiae: Laurentii Salvii. pp. 132–34. Rostrum edentulum, rectum: apice adunco, unguiculato. Nares lineares. Facies nuda. Pedes digitís omnibus palmatis.