Bird families · Pelecaniformes

Pelicans

Pelecanidae · 8 species

Pelicans (Pelecanidae) is a family of 8 bird species in the order Pelecaniformes. They live mostly in wetland, marine habitats. The smallest is the Brown Pelican and the largest the Dalmatian Pelican.

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