English: Pelikanen.
Clades:
Ardeae;
Aves;
Animals.
Region: worldwide.
IntroductionPelecaniformes contains the pelicans, cormorants and shags, darters, gannets and boobies and frigatebirds. The
Pelecaniformes are medium-sized and large waterbirds. Traditionally defined, they encompass all birds that have feet with all four toes webbed. Most have a bare throat patch, gular patch. The nostrils have evolved into dysfunctional slits, forcing them to breathe through their mouths. They also have a pectinate nail on their longest toe. This is shaped like a comb and is used to brush out and separate their feathers. They feed on fish, squid, or similar marine life. Nesting is colonial, but individual birds are monogamous. The young are altricial, hatching from the egg helpless and naked in most. They lack a brood patch.
FamiliesArdei
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Threskiornithidae •
ArdeidaePelecani
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Scopidae •
Balaenicipitidae •
Pelecanidae