Pelecanimorphae
Pelecanimorphae is a clade of aequornithean birds that comprises the orders Ciconiiformes, Suliformes and Pelecaniformes. In the past the name has been used as a homonym for Pelecaniformes.
| Pelecanimorphae |
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| Pelecanimorphae Temporal range: Eocene–recent, | |
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| White pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus) and marabou storks (Leptoptilos crumenifer) in Lake Nakuru National Park. | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Feraequornithes |
| Superorder: | Pelecanimorphae Livezey & Zusi, 2007 |
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