American white pelican - Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Scientific Name Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Author Gmelin, 1789
Taxonomic Rank Species
Taxonomic # 174684
Common Names Spanish: Pelícano blanco
English: American White Pelican
French: Pélican d'Amérique
Current Standing valid
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Aves
        Order: Pelecaniformes
          Family: Pelecanidae
            Genus: Pelecanus
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Synonyms (since 1950)

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ITIS TSN174684
Status - ESA, U.S. FWS
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Status - Red List, IUCN
    LC (Global)
#records (spatial)9
#records (non-spatial)0
#datasets5
Year1977 - 2018
Latitude32.02 - 38.22
Longitude-122.99 - -79.74
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