Pelicans

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.

Species in this family

• Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus
• Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus
• American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
• Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
• Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
• Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis
• Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens
• Peruvian Pelican Pelecanus thagus

Lookalikes compared

• American White Pelican vs Brown Pelican
• Brown Pelican vs Peruvian Pelican
• Great White Pelican vs Dalmatian Pelican
• Great White Pelican vs Pink-backed Pelican
• Pink-backed Pelican vs Dalmatian Pelican