American White Pelican - Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Scientific Name Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Author Gmelin, 1789
Taxonomic Rank Species
Taxonomic # 174684
Common Names English: American White Pelican
French: Pélican d'Amérique
Spanish: Pelícano blanco
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Aves
        Order: Pelecaniformes
          Family: Pelecanidae
            Genus: Pelecanus
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Synonyms (since 1950)
Taxonomic data is courtesy of the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

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ITIS#174684
StatusIUCN:LC
#records31
#datasets5
Years1977 - 2004
Latitudes18.21 - 38.22
Longitudes-122.99 - -82.34