WoRMS taxon details

Pelecanus onocrotalus Linnaeus, 1758

137176  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137176)

accepted
Species
marine, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Description Size: 140-178 cm. Plumage: white; breeding birds have pinkish tinge; back of head with small crest; primaries, secondaries...  
Description Size: 140-178 cm. Plumage: white; breeding birds have pinkish tinge; back of head with small crest; primaries, secondaries and primary coverts black (noticeable only in flight). Immature mostly grey-brown with some white on back and belly. Bare parts: iris red to red-brown; male facial skin pink to purplish, female facial skin orange; bill yellowish grey with pink edges and yellow pouch; feet and legs pink to yellow. Habitat: coastal bays and estuaries, and inland waters.<388><393><391> [details]

Distribution Old World  
Distribution Old World [details]
WoRMS (2024). Pelecanus onocrotalus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137176 on 2024-03-19
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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2011-04-08 06:18:06Z
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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS[details]   

additional source Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em>  [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
Description Size: 140-178 cm. Plumage: white; breeding birds have pinkish tinge; back of head with small crest; primaries, secondaries and primary coverts black (noticeable only in flight). Immature mostly grey-brown with some white on back and belly. Bare parts: iris red to red-brown; male facial skin pink to purplish, female facial skin orange; bill yellowish grey with pink edges and yellow pouch; feet and legs pink to yellow. Habitat: coastal bays and estuaries, and inland waters.<388><393><391> [details]

Distribution Old World [details]
LanguageName 
Albanian pelikani rozë  [details]
Bulgarian Розов пеликан  [details]
Dutch roze pelikaan  [details]
English white pelicangreat white pelican  [details]
French pélican blanc  [details]
German Rosapelikan  [details]
Hebrew שקנאי מצוי  [details]
Italian pellicano  [details]
Lithuanian rožinis pelikanas  [details]
Modern Greek (1453-) Ροδοπελεκάνος  [details]
Norwegian pvitpelikan  [details]
Norwegian Bokmål hvitpelikan  [details]
Norwegian Nynorsk kvitpelikan  [details]
Polish pelikan różowy  [details]
Romanian pelicanul comun  [details]
Russian розовый пеликанПеликан розовый  [details]
Slovenian rožnati pelikan  [details]
Spanish pelícano común  [details]
Swedish vit pelikan  [details]
Turkish ak pelikan  [details]
Ukrainian Рожевий пеліканПелікан рожевий  [details]