The spot-billed pelican or grey pelican is a member of the pelican family. It breeds in southern Asia from southern Iran across India east to Indonesia. It is a bird of large inland and coastal waters, especially large lakes. At a distance they are difficult to differentiate from other pelicans in the region although it is smaller but at close range the spots on the upper mandible, the lack of bright colours and the greyer plumage are distinctive. In some areas these birds nest in large colonies close to human habitations. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Gmelin, JF 1789
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2
1 pt2 p.571
Protonym:
Pelecanus philippensis
Type locality:
Philippine Islands.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2656064
Avibase ID:
793E3F20D63D5A09
Avibase ID:
avibase-793E3F20
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/793E3F20
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174694
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Pélican à bec tacheté ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Pélican à bec tacheté ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
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Clements 5th edition (as published): Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
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Clements, version 2015: Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
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Clements, version 2019: Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Grey Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Grey Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
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Oriental Bird Club: Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Pelecanus philippensis [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Pelecanus philippensis philippensis [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pelecanus philippensis [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pelecanus philippensis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Pelecanus [philippensis or crispus]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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