Pelicans
Pelecanidae
The family Pelecanidae (Pelicans) belongs to the order Pelecaniformes and comprises 8 species in the AviList v2025 checklist, of which 0 globally threatened (IUCN categories VU, EN and CR).
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Species
- 8
- Threatened species
- 0
All species of the family Pelecanidae
In AviList checklist order. Click a species to find guides and destinations.
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Peruvian Pelican
Pelecanus thagus
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
Great White Pelican
Pelecanus onocrotalus
Australian Pelican
Pelecanus conspicillatus
Pink-backed Pelican
Pelecanus rufescens
Spot-billed Pelican
Pelecanus philippensis
Dalmatian Pelican
Pelecanus crispus
Other families of the order Pelecaniformes
- 36 species
Ibises and Spoonbills
Threskiornithidae
- 1 species
Shoebill
Balaenicipitidae
- 1 species
Hamerkop
Scopidae
- 74 species
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
Ardeidae
Taxonomy, sequence and conservation status: AviList Core Team (2025), AviList: The Global Avian Checklist v2025, CC BY 4.0. Vernacular names: IOC World Bird List.