#pelicanidae

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Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus), family Pelicanidae, order Pelicaniformes, NSW, Australia

photograph by Bernadette Edwards

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Pelican invasion #brownpelican #pelecanusoccidentalis #pelicanidae #seabirds #weeksbay #birdphotographer #naturephotographer (at Weeks Bay) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPS3gONMkyf/?utm_medium=tumblr

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The Pelican by knpandit2003

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Eastern White Pelican by knpandit2003

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Eastern White Pelican by knpandit2003

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tam is a large seafaring bird belonging to the family pelicanidae that is characterized by a long beak and large throat pouch used for catching prey and draining water from scooped up contents before swallowing

[herpsandbirds]

Can we get some pelecaniformes? They're my favorites X]

WHOA THATS A TALL ORDER BUDDY!!

Here you go, from different families withing the order Pelicaniformes...

Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus), family Pelicanidae, Australia

photograph by Pawwka

Great White Pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus), family Pelicanidae, order Pelicaniformes, Kenya

photograph by Chris Makarsky

Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber), family Threskiornithidae, Trinidad and Tobago

photograph by Rose-Anne Reyes

Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) in breeding plumage, family Threskiornithidae, found in the SE United States

Photograph by Veronique Huez‎

Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis), family Ardeidae, East coast of the United States

photograph by Hannah Meddaugh

Pied Heron, Egretta picata, family Ardeidae, Fogg Dam, Northern Territory, Australia

photograph by Franciscus Scheelings

Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta), family Scopidae, order Pelicaniformes, Ethiopia

The taxonomic affinities of this bird have been greatly debated over the years, and now is believed to be in the Pelecaniformes.

This is the only bird in this family.

Their closest relatives are the Shoebill.

photograph by Ian Davies

Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex), family Balaenicipitidae, Mabamba Swamp, Uganda

This bird is the only member of its family.

The taxonomic affinities of this bird have long been debated. It currently rests within the order Pelicaniformes It was, in the past, often places in the Ciconiiformes). Its closest living relative is most likely the Hamerkop.

photograph by Jean-Christopher Damond

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Rosy Pelican by @knpandit2003

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New on 500px : Rosy Pelican by knpandit2003 by knpandit2003 The Great White Pelican also known as eastern white pelican, rosy pelican or white pelican is a bird in the pelican family.

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Rosy Pelican

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Rosy Pelican by knpandit2003

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Rosy Pelican

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Spot billed Pelican (DSC_0236) by clarencecooray // Spot Billed Pelican (Pelicanus philippensis) (තිත් හොට පැස්තුඩුවා) is a resident of Sri Lanka. An adult. Belongs to Pelicanidae family. This species is globally threatened. Captured at Lunawa Lagoon, Sri Lanka

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hi! lovely blog!! can i ask for some birds native to romania? im missing home nowadays

Romanian Birds:

Hey there, I think I can find a few Romanian Birds for you...

Common Cranes (Grus grus), family Gruidae, order Gruiformes

photograph by सुगम ताम्राकार

Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus), family Pelicanidae, order Pelicaniformes

photograph by Kevin Vande Vusse

Eurasian Bullfinches (Pyrrhula pyrrhula), male, family Fringillidae, order Passeriformes

photograph by Francis C. Franklin 

European Bee-eaters (Merops apiaster), family Meropidae, order Coraciiformes, Green Lank, Romania

photograph by Doina Nok

Garganey (Spatula querquedula), male, family Anatidae, order Anseriformes

photograph by Kevin Chapman

[herpsandbirds]

Hello again! Another cool bird I saw while on my trip in San Francisco, this time a pelican! :D

I don’t quite know what species it is, so if you can have a look, that would great. 👍🏻

Thanks again!

(ID: San Francisco, California)

Oh yes, this is an easy one, this friend is… 

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), family Pelicanidae, Order Pelicaniformes