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Pelecanus crispus

Description

The Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus) is the most massive 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 that rival that of the great albatrosses, and their flocks fly in graceful synchrony. With a range spanning across much of Central Eurasia, from the Mediterranean in the West to the Taiwan Strait in the East, and from the Persian Gulf in the South to Siberia in the North, it is a short-to-medium-distance migrant between breeding and overwintering areas. No subspecies are known to exist over its wide range, but based on size differences, a Pleistocene paleosubspecies, P. c. palaeocrispus, has been described from fossils recovered at Binagady, Azerbaijan.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)2480353https://www.gbif.org/species/2480353
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)369361https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=369361
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Pelecaniformes : Pelecanidae : Pelecanus : Pelecanus crispus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Pelecaniformes : Pelecanidae : Pelecanus : Pelecanus crispus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SauropsidaHuxley 1864
classReptiliaLaurenti 1768
subclassEureptilia
-RomeriidaGauthier et al. 1988
-Diapsida
-Eosuchia
-NeodiapsidaBenton 1985
-SauriaGauthier 1984
-Archosauromorpha
-CrocopodaEzcurra 2016
-ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
-EucrocopodaEzcurra 2016
-Archosauria
informalAvemetatarsaliaBenton 1999
-OrnithodiraGauthier 1986
-DinosauromorphaBenton 1985
-DinosauriformesNovas 1992
-Dinosauria
-Saurischia
-Theropoda
-NeotheropodaBakker 1986
-AverostraPaul 2002
-TetanuraeGauthier 1986
orderAvetheropodaPaul 1988
suborderCoelurosauriaHuene 1914
-ManiraptoraGauthier 1986
-ParavesSereno 1997
classAvesLinnaeus 1758
-PygostyliaChiappe 2002
-OrnithothoracesChiappe and Calvo 1994
-OrnithuromorphaChiappe et al. 1999
subclassOrnithuraeHaeckel 1866
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
-Neognathae
-NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
-NatatoresBaird 1858
-SteganograllatoresLivezey and Zusi 2007
superorderPelecanimorphaeHuxley 1867
orderPelecaniformesSharpe 1891
familyPelecanidaeVigors 1825
genusPelecanusLinnaeus 1758
speciesPelecanus crispusBruch 1832
Generic NamePelecanus
Common NameDalmatian pelican
Scientific NamePelecanus crispus Bruch, 1832
Name Published InIsis 25 col. 1109
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Pelecanus crispusspeciesbelongs to Pelecanusstated with evidenceBruch, 1832
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (100%)
First Recorded Appearance0.01 Ma
Pleistocene
Environmentmarine (based on Pelecaniformes)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Theropoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Coelurosauria)
Reproductionoviparous, dispersal=direct/internal,mobile (based on Theropoda)
Ontogenyaccretion,modification of parts (based on Theropoda)
Taphonomyhydroxylapatite,compact or dense (based on Theropoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. F. Clements, T. S. Schulenberg, and M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017
Common Name(s) Dalmatian Pelican, Krauskopfpelikan, Kroeskoppelikaan, Pélican Frisé, Krushuvad Pelikan, Krøllpelikan, Krøltoppet Pelikan, Pellicano Riccio, Pelícano Ceñudo, Borzas Gödény, Cirtainais Pelikāns, Garbanotasis Pelikanas, Kiharapelikaani, Kodrasti Pelikan, Käharpelikan, Pelicano-crespo, Pelicà Cresp, Pelikan Kędzierzawy, Pelikán Kadeřavý, Pelikán Kučeravý, Кудрявый пеликан, ハイイロペリカン, 卷羽鵜鶘, 卷羽鹈鹕, 卷羽鵜鶘;灰鵜鶘;天馬丁鵜鶘, Bozhori, Laradashi, Nositi, Paci, Panci, Pelicanul Creţ, Pelikani Kaçurrel, Tepeli Pelikan, Αργυροπελεκάνος, Кучерявий пелікан, Къдровглав пеликан, Пелікан кучерявий, кудря́вый пелика́н, שקנאי מסולסל
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelecanus_crispus

External Images

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1832Pelecanus crispus Bruch
2017Pelecanus crispus Clements et al.

References

Clements J. F., Schulenberg T. S., et al (2017) , The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017
Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright, 2006: null. Birds of the World: Recommended English Names. ix + 259. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A. & Sargatal, J. (eds.) (1992) Handbook of the Birds of the World - Volume 1: Ostrich to Ducks. Lynx Edicions. - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas
Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species
(1996) database, NODC Taxonomic Code - via Catalogue of Life
Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names - via Catalogue of Life
(2011) IOC World Bird List, Master List v2.9 - via Catalogue of Life
(2011) Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2011.01.25 - via Catalogue of Life
van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 375-376 - via World Register of Marine Species
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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