About Pelicans

Overview

The Pelicans are a family of birds (Latin: Pelecanidae) within the order Pelicans and Allies. Worldwide the family includes about 1 genera and 8 species. Its members are primarily distributed across the Palearctic, Africa, the Nearctic. Notable genera include Pelecanus. Pelecaniformes include the pelicans (Pelecanidae) and their allies: the herons, egrets, bitterns, ibises, spoonbills and the hamerkop, about 120 species of long-legged, long-necked wading and water bi…

Classification

Family: Pelecanidae (Pelicans); Order: Pelicans and Allies; about 1 genera and 8 species.

Distribution

Primarily across the Palearctic, Africa, the Nearctic.