Peruvian Pelican
Pelecanus thagusMolina, GI, 1782
English (US) Peruvian Pelican
The Peruvian Pelican (Pelecanus thagus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Pelecanidae (Pelicans) in the order Pelecaniformes.
Range: Pacific coast of southern Ecuador to southern ChileRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pelecanus thagus
- Family
- Pelecanidae (Pelicans)
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Peruvian Pelican
- Described by
- Molina, GI, 1782
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Pelecanus Thagus
- Described by
- Molina, GI, 1782
- Type locality
- Chile.
- Original description
- Saggio sulla storia naturale del Chili p.240
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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