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Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Pelecaniformes
Order recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from IOC World Bird List
Pelecaniformes
Recognized by Eswatini Species List, Jordan Species List, Afghanistan Species List, Barry Armstead Photography, ALA, Egypt Species List, INBio, IABIN, Afghanistan Species List, Algeria Species List, Angola Species List, Armenia Species List, Austria Species List, Azerbaijan Species List, Bailiwick of Jersey Species List, Barbados Species List, Belarus Species List, Australia Species List, Belize Species List, Bermuda Species List, Bhutan Species List, Belgium Species List, Bolivia Species List, Botswana Species List, Brazil Species List, Bulgaria Species List, Burundi Species List, Cambodia Species List, Cameroon Species List, Canada Species List, Cayman Islands Species List, Chile Species List, China Species List, Christmas Island Species List, Cocos Islands Species List, Colombia Species List, Costa Rica Species List, Croatia Species List, Cyprus Species List, Czech Republic Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Denmark Species List, Djibouti Species List, Dominica Species List, Dominican Republic Species List, Ecuador Species List, El Salvador Species List, Equatorial Guinea Species List, Eritrea Species List, Estonia Species List, British Virgin Islands Species List, Ethiopia Species List, Falkland Islands Species List, Faroe Islands Species List, Federated States of Micronesia Species List, Fiji Species List, Finland Species List, France Species List, French Polynesia Species List, Georgia Species List, Germany Species List, Ghana Species List, Greece Species List, Grenada Species List, Guadeloupe Species List, Guam Species List, Guatemala Species List, Guernsey Species List, Guinea Bissau Species List, Guinea Species List, Guyana Species List, Haiti Species List, Honduras Species List, Hong Kong Species List, Hungary Species List, Iceland Species List, India Species List, Iran Species List, Ireland Species List, Isle of Man Species List, Israel Species List, Italy Species List, Ivory Coast Species List, Jamaica Species List, Kazakhstan Species List, Kenya Species List, Kosovo Species List, Kuwait Species List, Kyrgyzstan Species List, Laos Species List, Liberia Species List, Lithuania Species List, Luxembourg Species List, Macau Species List, Madagascar Species List, Malawi Species List, Malaysia Species List, Maldives Species List, Mali Species List, Malta Species List, Mariana Islands Species List, Marshall Islands Species List, Mauritius Species List, Moldova Species List, Monaco Species List, Mongolia Species List, Montenegro Species List, Montserrat Species List, Morocco Species List, Myanmar Species List, Namibia Species List, Nepal Species List, New Caledonia Species List, New Zealand Species List, Nicaragua Species List, Niger Species List, Nigeria Species List, Niue Species List, Norfolk Island Species List, North Korean Species List, Norway Species List, Oman Species List, Pakistan Species List, Palau Species List, Panama Species List, Papua New Guinea Species List, Peru Species List, Paraguay Species List, Philippines Species List, Poland Species List, Portugal Species List, Puerto Rico Species List, Qatar Species List, Republic of the Congo Species List, Romania Species List, Russia Species List, Rwanda Species List, Saint Barthelemy Species List, Saint Kitts and Nevis Species List, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Species List, Samoa Species List, Sao Tome and Principe Species List, Saudi Arabia Species List, Senegal Species List, Serbia Species List, Seychelles Species List, Sierra Leone Species List, Singapore Species List, Sint Maarten Species List, Slovakia Species List, Slovenia Species List, Solomon Islands Species List, South Korea Species List, South Sudan Species List, South Africa Species List, Spain Species List, Sudan Species List, Suriname Species List, Sweden Species List, Switzerland Species List, Syria Species List, Taiwan Species List, Tanzania Species List, Thailand Species List, The Bahamas Species List, The Netherlands Species List, Tibet Species List, Sri Lanka Species List, Togo Species List, Tonga Species List, Tunisia Species List, Turkey Species List, Turkmenistan Species List, Uganda Species List, Ukraine Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Venezuela Species List, Vietnam Species List, Wallis et Futuna Species List, Uruguay Species List, US Virgin Islands Species List, Uzbekistan Species List, Vanuatu Species List, Zambia Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, Argentina Species List, Japan Species List, Cuba Species List, English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa, Indonesia Species List, Mexico Species List, Alboran Sea Species List, Andaman Sea Species List, Arabian Sea Species List, Arafura Sea Species List, Balearic Sea Species List, Bali Sea Species List, Arctic Ocean Species List, Banda Sea Species List, Bay of Biscay Species List, Bay of Bengal Species List, Bay of Fundy Species List, Beaufort Sea Species List, Bering Sea Species List, Bass Strait Species List, Bismarck Sea Species List, Black Sea Species List, Bristol Channel Species List, Caribbean Sea Species List, Celebes Sea Species List, Celtic Sea Species List, Ceram Sea Species List- duplicate, Chukchi Sea Species List, Coral Sea Species List, Eastern China Sea Species List, English Channel Species List, Flores Sea Species List, Great Australian Bight Species List, Greenland Sea Species List, Gulf of Aden Species List, Gulf of Alaska Species List, Gulf of Aqaba Species List, Gulf of Bothnia Species List, Gulf of California Species List, Gulf of Finland Species List, Gulf of Guinea Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, Gulf of St Lawrence Species List, Gulf of Suez Species List, Gulf of Tomini Species List, Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland Species, Gulf of Thailand Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, Ionian Sea Species List, Irish Sea Species List, Java Sea Species List, Labrador Sea Species List, Laccadive Sea Species List, Kattegat Species List, Ligurian Sea Species List, Makassar Strait Species List, Malacca Strait Species List, Mozambique Channel Species List, Hudson Bay Species List, Halmahera Sea Species List, North Atlantic Species List, Molukka Sea Species List, North Pacific Species List, North Sea Species List, Persian Gulf Species List, Red Sea Species List, Rio de la Plata Species List, Savu Sea Species List, Sea of Azov Species List, Sea of Japan Species List, Philippine Sea Species List, Sea of Marmara Species List, Sea of Okhostk Species List, Seto Inland Sea Species List, Singapore Strait Species List, Skagerrak Species List, Solomon Sea Species List, South China Sea Species List, Strait of Gibraltar Species List, Yellow Sea Species List, Tyrrhenian Sea Species List, Sulu Sea Species List, Southern Ocean Species List, Tasman Sea Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, Gulf of Oman Species List, Furui 2020, Animal Diversity Web, Ceram Sea Species List, Adriatic Sea Species List, Aegean Sea Species List, Timor Sea Species List, and United States Species List

Alternative Names

Empheresula Harrison 1975
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Enkurosula Kashin 1977
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Euleucocarbo Voisin 1973
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Meganhinga Alvarenga 1995
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Neodontornis Harrison & Walker 1976
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Nesocarbo Voisin 1973
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Osteodontormis Howard 1957
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
PELECANIFORMES
Harvest ancestor according to Conabio
Paleosula Howard 1958
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Piscator Harrison & Walker 1976
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Plotopternum Howard 1969
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Prophalacrocorax Harrison 1975
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Pseudosula Harrison 1975
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Sarmatosula Tataram, Rado, Pana, Hanganu & Grigorescu 1977
Doubtful according to GBIF classification

Common Names

English

pelicans, herons, and relatives preferred
pelicans, tropicbirds, cormorants, and relatives
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web

Afrikaans

Roeipotiges preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

بجعيات preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Armenian

Հավալուսնանմաններ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Qutankimilər preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

пеліканападобныя preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

пеликаноподобни preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Burmese

ငှက်ကြီးဝန်ပိုနှင့် အလားတူငှက်များ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

Pelicaniforme preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Cebuano

Langgam nga adunay pagala preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

鹈形目 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chuvash

Пырхуран евӗрлисем preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Pelikanke preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

veslonozí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Årefodede preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

roeipotigen preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Esperanto

Pelikanoformaj birdoj preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

Pelikanilised preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

pelikaanilinnut preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Galician

Pelicanos preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Georgian

ნიჩაბფეხიანები preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Gujarati

બકાકાર preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

שקנאים preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hindi

पेलिकनीफोरमीज़ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

gödényalakúak preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Icelandic

Pelíkanfuglar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

ペリカン目 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020, Wikidata Common Names, and admin

Kabardian Circassian

Лъэхьэнцэ хэкӀыгъуэр preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kazakh

Ескекаяқты құстар preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kirghiz; Kyrgyz

Бир казан сымалдар preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

사다새목 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latvian

pelikānveidīgie preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lingua Franca Nova

Pelecaniformo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Irklakojiniai paukščiai preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Low Saxon

Pelikanvagels preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Macedonian

пеликановидни preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Tsídii Deílʼésígíí dóó bikʼéí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

North Frisian

Peelekaanfögler preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

Pelikanfuglar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
pelikan- og hegrefugler preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ossetian; Ossetic

Пеликанхуызтæ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

مرغ‌سقاسانان preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Pełnopłetwe
Recognized by admin
Pelikanowe preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and admin
Wiosłonogie
Recognized by admin

Pushto; Pashto

پليکان ډوله مرغان preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

пеликанообразные preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Rusyn

Веслоногы preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

весларице preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shambala

pelikanke preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

Pelikánotvaré preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Veslonožci preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

Pelikanfåglar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tamil

பெலிகனிபார்மசு preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

อันดับนกกระทุง preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Pelikanlar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

пеліканоподібні preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Unspecified

पेलेकनीफॉर्म्स preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Bộ Bồ nông preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Western Frisian

Pilekaaneftigen preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Wu

鹈形目 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

بجعيات preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

De Ch

Ruderfüsser preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Mrj

Пеликан ганьывлӓ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vls

Pelikoanachtign preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Yue

preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zea

Pelekaonachtegen preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

鹈形目 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

鵜形目 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Pelecaniformes

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Aves
672 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
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