Order Pelecaniformes Sharpe 1891 (bird)
Alternative spelling: Pelicaniformes
Parent taxon: Pelecanimorphae according to B. C. Livezey and R. L. Zusi 2007
See also Baird 1992, Bourdon et al. 2005, Carroll 1988, del Hoyo et al. 2014, Guthrie 1992, Hope 2002, Howard 1972, Kurochkin 2000, Louchart et al. 2008, Sepkoski 2002, Simpson 1972, Stidham et al. 2014 and Wetmore 1960
Sister taxon: Balaenicipitiformes
Subtaxa: Ardeidae Cladornithes Fregatae Odontopteryges Odontopterygia Pelecanidae Phaethontes Protoplotidae Steganopodes Threskiornithidae Torotix
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore