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Pelecanus occidentalis Linnaeus, 1766 
AphiaID: 343935

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Tetrapoda (Superclass) > Aves (Class) > Pelecaniformes (Order) > Pelecanidae (Family) > Pelecanus (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Added by Database Management Team
Rank Species
Parent Pelecanus Linnaeus, 1758
Sources  basis of record: UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Gallardo, J. C., V. Macías, and E. Velarde. 2009. Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1321–1342 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]

Vernacular
Names
 
Language   Name 
English Brown pelican  [details]
Environment marine
Distribution Gulf of Mexico [details]
North America [details]
Links To GenBank
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To ITIS
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Pelecanus occidentalis
Pelecanus occidentalis
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Pelecanus occidentalis
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Pelecanus occidentalis
Pelecanus occidentalis
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Pelecanus occidentalis
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Pelecanus occidentalis
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2008-04-11 11:37:23Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2009). Pelecanus occidentalis Linnaeus, 1766. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=343935 on 2010-09-02
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