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Peruvian Pelican

Pelecanus thagus Molina, GI 1782

The Peruvian pelican is a member of the pelican family. It lives on the west coast of South America, breeding in loose colonies from about 33.5° in central Chile to Piura in northern Peru, and occurring as a visitor in southern Chile and Ecuador. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Pelecaniformes
Family:
  Pelecanidae
Genus:
   Pelecanus
Scientific:
  Pelecanus thagus

Original description

Citation:
  Molina, GI 1782

Reference:
   Saggio Storia Nat. Chili

Protonym:
  Pelecanus Thagus

Type locality:
  Chile.

Link:
  https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/viewer/9635/?offset=#page=241&viewer=picture&o=bookmark&n=0&q=

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  13048FE0A396966D

Avibase ID:
  avibase-13048FE0

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/13048FE0

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 174690


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Geographic range:

  • Pelecanus thagus: Pacific coast of s Ecuador to s Chile
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Peruvian Pelican
Catalan:
Pelicà del Perú
Czech:
pelikán chilský
Danish:
Perupelikan
German:
Chilepelikan
Spanish:
Pelícano alcatraz
Spanish (Spain):
Pelícano Alcatraz
Finnish:
perunpelikaani
French:
Pélican thage
Croatian:
južnoamerički nesit
Hungarian:
déli gödény
Icelandic:
Straumkani
Italian:
Pellicano del Perù
Japanese (romaji):
peru-perikan
Japanese:
ペルーペリカン
Lithuanian:
Peruvinis pelikanas
Dutch:
Peruaanse Pelikaan
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Humboldtpelikan
Norwegian:
Humboldtpelikan
Polish:
pelikan chilijski
Portuguese:
Pelicano-peruano
Portuguese (Portugal):
pelicano-peruano
Russian:
Перуанский пеликан
Slovak:
pelikán bledohlavý
Serbian:
Peruanski nesit
Swedish:
perupelikan
Ukrainian:
пелікан перуанський
Chinese:
秘鲁鹈鹕
Chinese (Traditional):
秘魯鵜鶘

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Peruvian Pelican ( Pelecanus thagus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Pélican thage ( Pelecanus thagus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Pélican thage ( Pelecanus thagus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Pelecanus occidentalis thagus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Pelecanus occidentalis thagus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Pelecanus occidentalis thagus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Pelecanus occidentalis thagus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Pelecanus occidentalis thagus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Pelecanus occidentalis thagus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Pelecanus occidentalis thagus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Pelecanus occidentalis thagus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Pelecanus occidentalis thagus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Pelecanus occidentalis thagus [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Peruvian Pelican ( Pelecanus thagus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Peruvian Pelican ( Pelecanus thagus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Pelecanus occidentalis thagus [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Peruvian Pelican ( Pelecanus thagus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Pelecanus occidentalis thagus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Pelecanus occidentalis thagus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Peruvian Pelican ( Pelecanus thagus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Peruvian Pelican ( Pelecanus thagus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
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South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
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South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
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South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
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South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
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South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
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South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
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South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
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South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
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South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
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South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
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South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
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South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
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South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
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South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
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South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
Peruvian Pelican ( Pelecanus thagus)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Peruvian Pelican ( Pelecanus thagus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Peruvian Pelican ( Pelecanus thagus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Peruvian Pelican ( Pelecanus thagus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Peruvian Pelican ( Pelecanus thagus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Pelecanus occidentalis thagus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Pelecanus thagus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Pelecanus [occidentalis or thagus] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Azerbaijani: Peru qutanı
Bashkir: Перуан берғаҙаны
Bulgarian: Перуански пеликан
Bengali: হ঩রুয গগণমফড়
Bengali (transliteration): pērura gagaṇabēṛa*
Catalan: Pelicà del Perú
Czech: pelikán chilský
Danish: Perupelikan
German: Chilepelikan, Chile-Pelikan
English: Chilean Brown Pelican, Chilean Pelican, Peruvian Pelican
English, HBW: Peruvian Pelican
English (IOC): Peruvian Pelican
English (United States): Peruvian Pelican
Esperanto: Perua pelikano
Spanish: Pelícano, Pelícano alcatraz, Pelícano Chileno, Pelícano de Humboldt, Pelícano Peruano
Spanish (Argentine): Pelícano pardo
Spanish (Chile): Pelícano, Pelícano de Humboldt
Spanish (Ecuador): Pelícano Peruano
Spanish (Spain): Pelícano Alcatraz
Spanish (HBW): Peruvian Pelican
Spanish (Peru): Pelícano Peruano
Estonian: guaanopelikan, guaanopelikan (lõuna-pruunpelikan), lõuna-pruunpelikan
Finnish: perunpelikaani
French: Pélican brun du Chili, Pélican thage
Hebrew: שקנאים
Croatian: južnoamerički nesit
Hungarian: déli gödény
Icelandic: Straumkani
Italian: Pellicano del Perù
Japanese (romaji): peruaperikan, peru-perikan
Japanese: ペルアペリカン, ペルーペリカン
Mongolian, Halh: бор хотон
Kazakh: Перу бірқазаны
Kirghiz: Перу биргазаны
Scientific: Pelecanus barbieri, Pelecanus Landbecki, Pelecanus occidentalis thagus, Pelecanus thagus
Lithuanian: Peruvinis pelikanas
Mongolian: бор хотон
Dutch: Chilipelikaan, Humboldtpelikaan, Peruaanse Pelikaan
Norwegian Nynorsk: Humboldtpelikan
Norwegian: Humboldtpelikan
Polish: pelikan chilijski
Portuguese: Pelicano-peruano
Portuguese (Portugal): pelicano-peruano
Russian: Перуанский пеликан
Slovak: pelikán bledohlavý
Serbian: Peruanski nesit
Swedish: Perupelikan
Turkish: Büyük Kahverengi Pelikan, Peru pelikanı
Ukrainian: пелікан перуанський
Chinese: 秘鲁鹈鹕
Chinese (Traditional): 秘魯鵜鶘

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