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How to identify Pink-backed Pelican
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Often mixed up with
In quizzes, players most often confuse Pink-backed Pelican with these birds—either this species was picked by mistake, or the other way around.
| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus | 18 |
| Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus | 6 |
| Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons | 1 |
| Black Kite Milvus migrans | 1 |
Family
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.
Order
The Pelecaniformes are an order of medium-sized and large waterbirds found worldwide. As traditionally (but erroneously) defined, they encompass all birds that have feet with all four toes webbed. Hence, they were formerly also known by such names as totipalmates or steganopods.