Great white pelican - Pelecanus onocrotalus

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Scientific Name Pelecanus onocrotalus
Author Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomic Rank Species
Taxonomic # 174693
Common Names English: Great White Pelican
Spanish: Pelícano común
Portuguese: pelicano-branco
French: Pélican blanc
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 TSN174693
Status - ESA, U.S. FWS
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Status - Red List, IUCN
    LC (Europe)
    LC (Global)
#records (spatial)2,734
#records (non-spatial)0
#datasets4
Year1966 - 2007
Latitude-34.72 - -0.90
Longitude14.42 - 40.15
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