Pelecaniformes

Translingual

Ardea alba

Etymology

Pelecanus +‎ -iformes

Proper noun

Pelecaniformes

A taxonomic order within the subclass Neognathae – the pelicans, gannets, boobies, cormorants, frigatebirds, darters and tropicbirds.

Hypernyms

(order): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder

Hyponyms

(order): Pelecanidae (pelicans), Sulidae (gannets and boobies), Phalacrocoracidae (cormorant)s, Fregatidae (frigatebirds), Anhingidae (darters) - families

References

Pelecaniformes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pelecaniformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Pelecaniformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Pelecaniformes at Aves Taxonomy in Flux
Pelecaniformes on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Pelecaniformes at the Tree of Life Web Project
Pelecaniformes at Encyclopedia of Life
Pelecaniformes at National Center for Biotechnology Information
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