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WoRMS taxon details
Pelecanus onocrotalus Linnaeus, 1758 AphiaID: 137176
| Status | | accepted |
Record status | | Checked by Taxonomic Editor |
| Rank | | Species |
| Parent | | Pelecanus Linnaeus, 1758 |
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original description: Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/no_cache/dms/load/toc/?IDDOC=265100 [details]
basis of record: van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record: Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. Academic Press, London. [details]
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| Environment | | marine |
| Distribution | | European waters (ERMS scope) [details]
Kenya [details]
Mozambique [details]
Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Red Sea [details]
South Africa (country) [details]
Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
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| Links | | To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (515 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To GenBank (34 nucleotides; 20 proteins)
To IUCN Red List
To PESI
To ITIS
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| Notes | |
Description: Size: 140-178 cm. Plumage: white; breeding birds have pinkish tinge; back of head with small crest; primaries, secondaries and primary coverts black (noticeable only in flight). Immature mostly grey-brown with some white on back and belly. Bare parts: iris red to red-brown; male facial skin pink to purplish, female facial skin orange; bill yellowish grey with pink edges and yellow pouch; feet and legs pink to yellow. Habitat: coastal bays and estuaries, and inland waters.<388><393><391> [details]
Distribution: Old World [details]
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Pelecanus onocrotalus added on 2009-02-18 - author: Collection Georges Declercq qualitystatus: not checked |
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Pelecanus onocrotalus added on 2010-01-09 - author: Collection Wim Decock ( ) qualitystatus: not checked |
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Pelecanus onocrotalus added on 2010-01-09 - author: Collection Wim Decock ( ) qualitystatus: not checked |
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Pelecanus onocrotalus added on 2010-01-09 - author: Collection Wim Decock ( ) qualitystatus: not checked |
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Pelecanus onocrotalus added on 2010-01-09 - author: Decock, Wim qualitystatus: not checked |
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Pelecanus onocrotalus added on 2012-03-09 - author: Collection Karlien Wittoeck qualitystatus: not checked |
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| LSID | | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137176 |
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| | | Citation: Adriaens, P. (2013). Pelecanus onocrotalus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137176 on 2013-05-22 |
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