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.
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Rank | species |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Pelecaniformes : Pelecanidae : Pelecanus : Pelecanus crispus |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Pelecaniformes : Pelecanidae : Pelecanus : Pelecanus crispus |
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Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Generic Name | Pelecanus |
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Common Name | Dalmatian pelican |
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Scientific Name | Pelecanus crispus Bruch, 1832 |
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Name Published In | Isis 25 col. 1109 |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Pelecanus crispus | species | belongs to Pelecanus | stated with evidence | Bruch, 1832 |
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Status (PBDB) | extant |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) |
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First Recorded Appearance | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene |
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Environment | marine (based on Pelecaniformes) |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Theropoda) |
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Diet | carnivore (based on Coelurosauria) |
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Reproduction | oviparous, dispersal=direct/internal,mobile (based on Theropoda) |
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Ontogeny | accretion,modification of parts (based on Theropoda) |
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Taphonomy | hydroxylapatite,compact or dense (based on Theropoda) |
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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 |
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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 |
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Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelecanus_crispus |
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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 |