pelicans
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The Pelecanidae is a family of pelecaniform birds within the Pelecani that contains three genera: the extinct Eopelecanus and Miopelecanus and the extant Pelecanus.
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- monotypic taxon
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- topic's main category
- Category:Pelicans
- taxon common name
- Pelikangiller
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- Pelecanidae
- taxon name
- Pelecanidae
- taxon rank
- family
- Commons gallery
- Pelecanus
- different from
- Pelican
- taxon range
- Brazil
- taxonomic type
- pelican
- nomenclatural type of
- Pelecaniformes
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The Pelecanidae is a family of pelecaniform birds within the Pelecani that contains three genera: the extinct Eopelecanus and Miopelecanus and the extant Pelecanus.
Pelecanids have existed since the late Eocene (Priabonian) and they still exist today.
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