Pelecaniformes

Pelecanus onocrotalus (type species of Pelecaniformes)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pelecaniformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Classis/Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Subclassis/Parvclassis: Neornithes Infraclassis/Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Cladus: Aequornithes Ordo: Pelecaniformes

‎Classis/Infraclassis: Aves
Infraclassis/Cohors: Neognathae
Cladus: Neoaves
Cladus: Aequornithes
Ordo: Pelecaniformes
Familiae: Ardeidae – Balaenicipitidae – Pelecanidae – Scopidae – Threskiornithidae – †Plotopteridae

Formerly included, now transferred to Suliformes: Anhingidae - Fregatidae - Phalacrocoracidae - Sulidae

Formerly included, now transferred to Phaethontiformes: Phaethontidae – †Prophaethontidae

Name

Pelecaniformes Sharpe, 1891: 76

References

Primary references

• Sharpe, R.B. 1891. A review of recent attempts to classify birds; an address delivered before the Second International Ornithological Congress on the 18th of May, 1891. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.13335 BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Hackett, S.J. et al. 2008. A Phylogenomic Study of Birds Reveals Their Evolutionary History. Science 320: 1763–1768.
• Jarvis, E.D. et al. 2014. Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds. Science 346: 1320–1331.

Vernacular names

العربية: بجعيات
azərbaycanca: Qutankimilər
беларуская: Пеліканападобныя
català: Pelicaniforme
čeština: Veslonozí
dansk: Årefodede
Deutsch: Ruderfüßer
Esperanto: Pelikanoformaj
suomi: Pelikaanilinnut
Nordfriisk: Peelekaanfögler
galego: Pelicanos
עברית: שקנאים
hrvatski: Pelikanke
magyar: Gödényalakúak
íslenska: Pelíkanfuglar
日本語: ペリカン目
ქართული: ნიჩაბფეხიანები
한국어: 사다새목
lietuvių: Irklakojiniai paukščiai
latviešu: Pelikānveidīgie
македонски: Пеликановидни
Nederlands: Roeipotigen
norsk nynorsk: Pelikanfuglar
norsk: Pelikanfugler
polski: Pelikanowe
русский: Пеликанообразные
srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Pelikanke / Пеликанке
slovenčina: Pelikánotvaré
slovenščina: Veslonožci
српски / srpski: Весларице
svenska: Pelikanfåglar
ไทย: อันดับนกกระทุง
Türkçe: Pelikanlar
українська: Пеліканоподібні
Tiếng Việt: Bộ Bồ nông
Zeêuws: Pelekaonachtegen
中文: 鹈形目

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