Pelecanus

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Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pelecaniformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Divisio: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Ordo: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Parvclassis: Neornithes Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Cladus: Aequornithes 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: masculine

Type species: Pelecanus onocrotalus Linnaeus, 1758

Fixation: subsequent designation by Gray 1840: 80

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL p. 132 BHL Reference page.
Gray, G.R. 1840. A list of the genera of birds, with an indication of the typical species of each genus, compiled from various sources. 80 pp. Richard and John Taylor (London). BHL DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.13777 Reference page.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Pelikaan
azərbaycanca: Qutan
беларуская: Пеліканы
বাংলা: পেলিক্যান
català: Pelicà
Tsetsêhestâhese: Manëhe
dansk: Pelikaner
Deutsch: Pelikane
English: Pelicans
Esperanto: Pelikano
español: Pelícano
euskara: Pelikano
français: Pélican
galego: Pelicano
italiano: Pellicani
norsk: Pelikaner
polski: Pelicany
português: Pelicano
română: Pelican
русский: Пеликан
svenska: Pelikaner
ไทย: นกกระทุง
Türkçe: Pelikan

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