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Family: Pelecanidae pelicans



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8 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 183 cm TL
 
Pelecanus conspicillatus
[Australian pelican]
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Max. Length 180 cm TL
 
Pelecanus crispus
[Dalmatian pelican]
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Max. Length 178 cm TL
 
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
[American white pelican]
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Max. Length 114 cm TL
 
Pelecanus occidentalis
[Brown pelican]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific, Easter
Max. Length 175 cm TL
Pelecanus onocrotalusLinnaeus, 1758

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Pelecanus onocrotalus
[Great white pelican]
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Max. Length 152 cm TL
 
Pelecanus philippensis
[Spot-billed pelican]
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Max. Length 132 cm TL
 
Pelecanus rufescens
[Pink-backed pelican]
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Max. Length 152 cm TL
 
Pelecanus thagus
[Peruvian pelican]


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