Definition of Pelecaniformes. Meaning of Pelecaniformes. Synonyms of Pelecaniformes

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Definition of Pelecaniformes

Pelecaniformes
Pelecaniformes Pel`e*can`i*for"mes, n. pl. [NL. See Pelican, and -form.] (Zo["o]l.) Those birds that are related to the pelican; the Totipalmi.

Meaning of Pelecaniformes from wikipedia

- rest of Pelecaniformes, and Ardeidae and Pelecani form a clade. Recent research strongly suggests that the similarities between the Pelecaniformes as traditionally...
- the muscle patterns were different among the steganopodes (classical Pelecaniformes), he resolved that there were divergent lineages in the group that should...
- orders Ciconiiformes, Suliformes and Pelecaniformes. In the past the name has been used as a homonym for Pelecaniformes. Pelecanimorphae is defined in the...
- However, genetic evidence places it with pelicans and herons in the Pelecaniformes. The adult is mainly grey while the juveniles are more brown. It lives...
- (Pelec**** erythrorhynchos) is a large aquatic soaring bird from the order Pelecaniformes. It breeds in interior North America, moving south and to the coasts...
- order Phaethontiformes. For many years they were considered part of the Pelecaniformes, but genetics indicates they are most closely related to the Eurypygiformes...
- The glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) is a water bird in the order Pelecaniformes and the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae. The scientific...
- to the current Pelecaniformes. According to Hackett et al. (2008), loons, penguins, storks, and as well as Suliformes and Pelecaniformes, all seem to have...
- provisional. A 2008 study suggests that this family belongs to the Pelecaniformes. In response to these findings, the International Ornithological Congress...
- birds are not actually true 'storks'), and are placed in the order Pelecaniformes. Ibises, spoonbills, herons, and bitterns have been classified in the...