WoRMS taxon details
Pelecanus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Pelecanus conspicillatus Temminck, 1824
Species Pelecanus crispus Bruch, 1832
Species Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmelin, 1789
Species Pelecanus occidentalis Linnaeus, 1766
Species Pelecanus onocrotalus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Pelecanus philippensis Gmelin, 1789
Species Pelecanus rufescens Gmelin, 1789
Species Pelecanus thagus Molina, 1782
Species Pelecanus aquilus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Fregata aquila (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Pelecanus aristotelis Linnaeus, 1761 accepted as Phalacrocorax aristotelis (Linnaeus, 1761) (superseded original combination)
Species Pelecanus bassanus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Morus bassanus (Linnaeus, 1758) (superseded original combination)
Species Pelecanus carbo Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) (superseded original combination)
Species Pelecanus sinensis Staunton, 1796 accepted as Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis (Staunton, 1796)
Species Pelecanus sula Linnaeus, 1766 accepted as Sula sula (Linnaeus, 1766)
Species Pelecanus crispus Bruch, 1832
Species Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmelin, 1789
Species Pelecanus occidentalis Linnaeus, 1766
Species Pelecanus onocrotalus Linnaeus, 1758
Species Pelecanus philippensis Gmelin, 1789
Species Pelecanus rufescens Gmelin, 1789
Species Pelecanus thagus Molina, 1782
Species Pelecanus aquilus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Fregata aquila (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Pelecanus aristotelis Linnaeus, 1761 accepted as Phalacrocorax aristotelis (Linnaeus, 1761) (superseded original combination)
Species Pelecanus bassanus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Morus bassanus (Linnaeus, 1758) (superseded original combination)
Species Pelecanus carbo Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) (superseded original combination)
Species Pelecanus sinensis Staunton, 1796 accepted as Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis (Staunton, 1796)
Species Pelecanus sula Linnaeus, 1766 accepted as Sula sula (Linnaeus, 1766)
marine
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Description Size: very large to enormous. Plumage: silky; white or grey with some black. Other details: wings long, tail very short;...
Description Size: very large to enormous. Plumage: silky; white or grey with some black. Other details: wings long, tail very short; bill long; upper mandible rigid, keeled above, serrated within and strongly hooked at the tip; lower mandible flexible with a large muscular extensible pouch. Legs short and stout set far back on the body. Bare parts brightly coloured. [details]
WoRMS (2022). Pelecanus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137052 on 2022-06-27
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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. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
[request] basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Description Size: very large to enormous. Plumage: silky; white or grey with some black. Other details: wings long, tail very short; bill long; upper mandible rigid, keeled above, serrated within and strongly hooked at the tip; lower mandible flexible with a large muscular extensible pouch. Legs short and stout set far back on the body. Bare parts brightly coloured. [details]
