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alonglistofbirds · 16 days

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[2887/11080] Dalmatian pelican - Pelecanus crispus

Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae (pelicans)

Photo credit: Pavel Štěpánek via Macaulay Library

#birds #Dalmatian pelican #Pelecaniformes #Pelecanidae #Pelecanus #birds a to z #undescribed #25% - 50%

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birdblues · 7 months

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Spot-billed Pelican

#spot billed pelican #pelican #Pelecanus philippensis #Pelecaniformes #Pelecanidae #Pelecanus #bird #upl

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snototter · 5 months

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A spot billed pelican (Pelecanus philippensis) stretches its wings in Manas National Park, India

by praveen pandian

#spot billed pelican #pelicans #seabirds #birds #pelecanus philippensis #pelecanus #pelecanidae #pelecaniformes #aves #chordata #wildlife: india #wildlife: asia

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travelella · 28 days

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American White Pelican, Cypress Point Public Use Area, Ellzey Rd, Sardis, Mississippi, USA

Joshua J. Cotten

Scientific name: Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Mass: 14 lbs (Adult)

Conservation status: Least Concern (Population increasing)

Class: Aves

Domain: Eukaryota

Family: Pelecanidae

Genus: Pelecanus

The American white pelican is a large aquatic soaring bird from the order Pelecaniformes. It breeds in interior North America, moving south and to the coasts, as far as Costa Rica, in winter.

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crudlynaturephotos · 3 months

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#nature video #cormorants #phalacrocoracidae #pelicans #pelecanus #aquatic birds #seabirds #diving bird #harbor #mission bay #san diego #video

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la-zu-li · 9 months

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#pelecaniformes #pelecanus #aves marinhas #sea birds

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tiifu-ndovu · 4 months

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milagro24 · 2 months

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#nature #animals #aves #birdwatching #bird photography #birds #Pelecanus crispus #pelicano

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fopro · 1 year

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#animal_photography #animal #bird #birdphotography #birdwatching #birding #birdpoty #olympusphotography #olympusphoto #olympus #olympuscz #olympusczsk #olympusczech #natgeoyourshot #pelican #pelikan #pelecanus #zoo #zoopraha #praguezoo @zoopraha #primazoom #mujolympus #myolympus #omsystem #zoodresden #zooanimals #pelican #wildgeography #waterscape #foprography (hier: Zoo Dresden) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClUUTSWq9He/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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alonglistofbirds · 9 months

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[1741/10977] Brown pelican - Pelecanus occidentalis

Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae (pelicans)

Photo credit: Grigory Heaton via Macaulay Library

#birds #Brown pelican #Pelecaniformes #Pelecanidae #Pelecanus #birds a to z #described

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birdblues · 1 month

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Brown Pelican

#brown pelican #pelican #Pelecanus occidentalis #Pelecaniformes #Pelecanidae #Pelecanus #bird #upl

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snototter · 10 months

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A pair of American white pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) preen in Lake Bonny, Florida, USA

by Herman Moulden

#american white pelican #pelicans #seabirds #birds #pelecanus erythrorhynchos #pelecanus #pelecanidae #pelecaniformes #aves #chordata #wildlife: florida #wildlife: usa #wildlife: north america

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travelella · 24 days

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Dalmatian Pelican in Lake Kerkini, Central Macedonia, Greece

Birger Strahl

Mass: 21 lbs

Scientific name: Pelecanus crispus

Conservation status: Vulnerable (Population decreasing)

Family: Pelecanidae

Genus: Pelecanus

Kingdom: Animalia

Order: Pelecaniformes

Class: Aves

Phylum: Chordata

The Dalmatian pelican is the largest member of the pelican family, and perhaps the world's largest freshwater bird, although rivaled in weight and length by the largest swans. They are elegant soaring birds, with wingspans rivaling those of the great albatrosses.

Ranging from central Eurasia, to Taiwan in the west, to the Persian gulf in the south and Siberia in the north. During the winter season, the typically remain in India or the southernmost parts of Europe.