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Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmelin, 1789

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Aves
order
Pelecaniformes
family
Pelecanidae
genus
Pelecanus
species
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Name

Synonyms
Pelecanus erythrorhynchus (Gmelin, 1789)
Homonyms
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmelin, 1789
Common names
American White Pelican in English
American White Pelican in English
American White Pelican in English
American White Pelican in English
American White Pelican in English
American White Pelican in English
American White Pelican in English
American White Pelican in English
American White Pelican in English
American white pelican in English
American white pelican in language.
American white pelican in English
American white pelican in English
Amerikansk Hvid Pelikan in Danish
Amerikapelikan in Norwegian
Nashornpelikan in German
Nashornpelikan in German
Pellicano americano in Italian
Pelícano blanco in Spanish
Pelícano blanco in Spanish
Pelícano blanco in Spanish
Pelícano norteamericano in Spanish
Pélican d'Amérique in French
Pélican d'Amérique in French
Pélican d'Amérique in French
Pélican d'Amérique in French
Witte Pelikaan in Dutch
amerikanpelikaani in Finnish
baltasis pelikanas in Lithuanian
hornpelikan in Swedish
orrszarvú pelikán in Hungarian
paugurknābja pelikāns in Latvian
pelicano-de-bico-amarelo in Portuguese
pelicà blanc americà in Catalan–Valencian
pelikan dzioborogi in Polish
pelikán biely in Slovak
pelikán severoamerický in Czech
sarvnokk-pelikan in Estonian
Американский белый пеликан in Russian
アメリカシロペリカン in Japanese
紅嘴鵜鶘 in Chinese
美洲鹈鹕 in Chinese
American White Pelican in English
American White Pelican in English
Witte pelikaan in Dutch
Witte pelikaan in Dutch
amerikapelikan in Norwegian Bokmål
American white pelican in English
Nashornpelikan in German
pélican d'Amérique in French

Bibliographic References

  1. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes, 2003: null. Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada.
  2. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79.
  3. Banks, R.C., R.W. McDiarmid, and A.L. Gardner. 1987. Checklist of vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Publication No. 166. 79 p.
  4. Echeverry-Galvis, M.A., O. Acevedo-Charry, J. E. Avendaño, C. Gómez, F.G. Stiles, F.A. Estela & A.M. Cuervo. 2022. Lista oficial de las aves de Colombia 2022: Adiciones, cambios taxonómicos y actualizaciones de estado. Ornitología Colombiana 22: 25-51 https://doi.org/10.59517/oc.e548
  5. Gallardo, J. C.; Macías, V.; Velarde, E. (2009). Birds (Vertebrata: Aves) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 1321–1342.
  6. Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright, 2006: null. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. ix + 259.
  7. ITIS.gov 2023 from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) on-line database https://www.itis.gov
  8. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
  9. Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p.
  10. Luck et al. 2012; Newbold et al 2012; Belmaker & Jetz 2013
  11. Nenadic,M. B. (1965) Paraziti ovaca opstine Pljevlja i neki uslovi njihovog pojavljivanja i sirenja
  12. Nilsson,B. (1968) A gynandromorph of Oxylipeurus mesopelios (Nitzsch) (Mallophaga) from Phasianus colchicus http://phthiraptera.info/node/44112
  13. Noble,E. R.,Noble,G. A. (1961) Parasitology. The biology of animal parasites
  14. Palaus Soler,F. J. (1959) Notes para el estudio del Gypaetus barbaetus en los Pirineos Orientales http://phthiraptera.info/node/44114
  15. Pfeiffer,W. (1962) Flöhe und Läuse
  16. Piotrowski, Feliks (1964) O pasozytnictwie i innych formach wiezi miedzygatunkowej
  17. Piotrowski, Feliks (1964) Wszoly z rodzaju Damalinia Mjoberg (Mallophaga) zwierzat gospodarskich http://phthiraptera.info/node/44116
  18. Qureshi,S. H. (1957) A preliminary report on the bionomics of the turkey louse, Chelopistis meleagridis (Linn.)
  19. Ramcke,J. (1965) Die Mundgliedmaßen der Anopluren
  20. Robbins, C. S. (1983). Golden field Guide to Birds of North America. Golden press. 360p.
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