MSBIAS - Pelecaniformes

MSBIAS taxon details

Pelecaniformes

AphiaID

2684 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:2684)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Order

Parent

Aves

Direct children (3)

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Family Fregatidae Garrod, 1874
Family Phalacrocoracidae Reichenbach, 1850
Family Sulidae Reichenbach, 1849

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

MSBIAS (2026). Pelecaniformes. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=2684 on 2026-09-06

Regional species database citation

The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026). Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Pelecaniformes. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/MSBIAS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=2684 on 2026-09-06

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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basis of record Harrison, P. (1985). Seabirds: an identification guide. Revised edition. Christopher Helm Publisher. A & C Black: London, UK. ISBN 0-7136-3510-X. 448 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Definitions

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To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pelecaniformes)
To Genbank
To ITIS