Balaenicipitidae is a family of birds in the order Pelecaniformes, although it was traditionally placed in Ciconiiformes. The shoebill is the sole extant...
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List of birds (redirect from Bird families)
Suborder Pelecani Family Scopidae: hamerkop Family Balaenicipitidae: shoebill Family Pelecanidae: pelicans Suborder Ardeae Family Ardeidae: herons and...
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719F. doi:10.1038/266719a0. S2CID 4260563. Elliot, A. (1992). "Family Balaenicipitidae (Shoebill)". In del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J. (eds.)...
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Ornithological Committee classification has pelicans grouped with the shoebill (Balaenicipitidae), hamerkop (Scopidae), ibises and spoonbills (Threskiornithidae), and...
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(herons) Family Balaenicipitidae (shoebill) Family Pelecanidae (pelicans) Family Threskiornithidae (ibises) Family Eurypygidae (sunbitterns) Family Rhynochetidae...
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(herons, egrets, and bitterns), and the extralimital families Scopidae (hamerkop) and Balaenicipitidae (shoebill) of Africa. Elsewhere in the world, the...
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Zonerodius – forest bittern Family Balaenicipitidae Genus Balaeniceps - shoebill Family Pelecanidae Genus Pelecanus - pelicans Family Scopidae Genus Scopus...
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Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Balaenicipitidae Genus: †Goliathia Lambrecht, 1930 Species: †G. andrewsii Binomial...
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The Peruvian pelican (Pelecanus thagus) is a member of the pelican family. It lives on the west coast of South America, breeding in loose colonies from...
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Pelecanidae (category Bird families)
The Pelecanidae is a family of pelecaniform birds within the Pelecani that contains three genera: the extinct Eopelecanus and Miopelecanus and the extant...
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