Pelecaniformes


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Noun1.Pelecaniformes - pelicans; frigate birds; gannets; cormorants
order Pelecaniformes
animal order - the order of animals
Aves, class Aves - (ornithology) the class of birds
family Pelecanidae, Pelecanidae - pelicans
family Fregatidae, Fregatidae - frigate birds
family Sulidae, Sulidae - gannets and boobies
family Phalacrocoracidae, Phalacrocoracidae - cormorants
Anhingidae, family Anhingidae - snakebirds
family Phaethontidae, Phaethontidae - tropicbirds
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Three major orders that are best sustained by LSNP other than Passeriformes are Coraciiformes (9 spp.), Acciptriformes (7 spp.), Pelecaniformes (4 spp.).
STUDY OF VERTEBRATE DIVERSITY AT LAL SUHANRA NATIONAL PARK, PAKISTAN
Sigue el orden Passeriformes con 45 especies, los Pelecaniformes con 15 especies, los Anseriformes con 13 especies y los Gruiformes con 11 especies, entre los mas abundantes.
Ciento quince anos de registros de aves en Pantanos de Villa
It is one of the largest birds in the order Pelecaniformes, with adult males weighing 9.5-12.0 kg.
The Effects of Capture, Restraint, and Transport on Hematologic, Plasma Biochemical, and Blood Gas Values in Dalmatian Pelicans (Pelecanus crispus)
Pelicans, cormorants and their relatives, the Pelecaniformes.--Oxford Univ.
Demographic consequences of native fox predation on Socotra cormorants on Siniya Island, United Arab Emirates
El analisis de la osteofauna aviar se realizo a partir de 685 fragmentos extraidos desde las nueve capas estratigraficas y estaria principalmente compuesto por los ordenes Suliformes, Procellariiformes y Pelecaniformes (Pena-Villalobos et al.
Archaic occupations and probable evidence of early navigation in the arheic coast of Antofagasta/Ocupaciones arcaicas y probables evidencias de navegacion temprana en la costa arreica de Antofagasta, Chile
According to Gaud and Atyeo (1979), mites of the subfamily Alloptinae are associated with a large number of sandpipers and other waterfowl such as Gaviiformes, Procellariiformes, Pelecaniformes, Ciconiiformes, Anseriformes, Gruiformes and Charadriiformes.
Feather mites of Calidris fuscicollis (Aves: Scolopacidae) in Brazil/Acaros plumicolas de Calidris fuscicollis (Aves: Scolopacidae) no Brasil
La mayoria de las especies encontradas fueron del orden Charadriiformes con un total de 11 especies, seguidos de los Passeriformes y Pelecaniformes con un total de 6 especies cada una (Tabla 2).
Diversidad y uso de coberturas de aves asociadas al sector de Puerto Velero, Tubara--Atlantico, Colombia
Order Passeriformes was dominating with 57% species followed by Anseriformes (7%), Charadriiformes and Accipitriformes (6%) each, Columbiformes (5%), Galliformes and Falconiformes (4%) each, Pelecaniformes (3%), Coraciiformes and Gruiformes (2%) each, and Bucerotiformes, Apodiformes, Caprimulgiformes, Piciformes, Suliformes and Strigiformes (1%) each.
Avian Diversity in Central Karakoram National Park, Gilgit-Baltistans

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