Pelecanus thagus Molina 1782 (Peruvian pelican)

Aves - Pelecaniformes - Pelecanidae

Belongs to Pelecanus according to J. del Hoyo et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Pelecanus (Cyrtopelicanus), Pelecanus (Leptopelicanus), Pelecanus cadimurka, Pelecanus cautleyi, Pelecanus conspicillatus, Pelecanus crispus, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, Pelecanus novaezealandiae, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus odessanus, Pelecanus onocrotalus, Pelecanus proavus, Pelecanus rufescens, Pelecanus schreiberi, Pelecanus sivalensis, Pelecanus tirarensis

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pelecanus thagus in the database

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