MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Pelecanus Linnaeus, 1758

WoRMS taxon details

Pelecanus Linnaeus, 1758

AphiaID

137052 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137052)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Pelecanidae Pelecanidae

Direct children (18)

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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Linnaeus, 1761 accepted as Phalacrocorax aristotelis (Linnaeus, 1761) accepted as Gulosus aristotelis (Linnaeus, 1761) (superseded original combination)
Species Pelecanus bassanus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Morus bassanus (Linnaeus, 1758) (superseded original combination)
Species Pelecanus carbo Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) (superseded original combination)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 carunculatus Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Leucocarbo carunculatus (Gmelin, 1789) (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
Species Pelecanus magellanicus Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Phalacrocorax magellanicus (Gmelin, 1789) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Pelecanus minor Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Fregata minor (Gmelin, 1789)
Species Pelecanus plotus Forster, 1844 accepted as Sula leucogaster plotus (Forster, 1844)
Species Pelecanus sinensis Staunton, 1796 accepted as Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis (Staunton, 1796)
Species Pelecanus sula Linnaeus, 1766 accepted as Sula sula (Linnaeus, 1766)

Environment

marine, terrestrial

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

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Descriptive notes

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]

Taxonomic citation

WoRMS (2024). Pelecanus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137052 on 2024-11-21

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2018-10-15 06:34:00Z

checked

Tasker, Mark

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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 [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors

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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]

additional source Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. Academic Press, London. [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Unreviewed

Definitions

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