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American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmelin, JF 1789

The American white pelican is a large aquatic soaring bird from the order Pelecaniformes. It breeds in interior North America, moving south and to the coasts, as far as Central America and South America, in winter. Source: Wikipedia




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


Original description

Citation:
  Gmelin, JF 1789

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2 1 pt2 p.571

Protonym:
  Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Type locality:
  North America = Hudson Bay and New York, ex Latham, Syn., 3, 2, p. 586, no. 8.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2656064


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  866903B93D70056B

Avibase ID:
  avibase-866903B9

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/866903B9


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 174684

Geographic range:

  • Pelecanus erythrorhynchos: breeds inland south-central British Columbia and northeastern Alberta to west-central Ontario (southwestern and south-central Canada) southward to central California and Texas (southwestern to south-central USA); non-breeders range inland southern USA to northwestern Central America
English:
American White Pelican
Catalan:
Pelicà blanc americà
Czech:
pelikán severoamerický
Danish:
Amerikansk Hvid Pelikan
German:
Nashornpelikan
Spanish:
Pelícano Norteamericano
Spanish (Spain):
Pelícano Norteamericano
Finnish:
amerikanpelikaani
French:
Pélican d'Amérique
Croatian:
Američki bijeli nesit
Hungarian:
orrszarvú pelikán
Icelandic:
Hornkani
Italian:
Pellicano americano
Japanese (romaji):
amerikashiroperikan
Japanese:
アメリカシロペリカン
Lithuanian:
Baltasis pelikanas
Dutch:
Witte Pelikaan
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Amerikapelikan
Norwegian:
Amerikapelikan
Polish:
pelikan dzioborogi
Portuguese:
Pelicano-de-bico-amarelo
Portuguese (Portugal):
pelicano-americano
Russian:
Пеликан-носорог
Slovak:
pelikán biely
Serbian:
Američki beli nesit
Swedish:
hornpelikan
Ukrainian:
Пелікан рогодзьобий
Chinese:
美洲鹈鹕
Chinese (Traditional):
紅嘴鵜鶘


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886):
American White Pelican ( Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895):
American White Pelican ( Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.):
American White Pelican ( Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910):
White Pelican ( Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.):
White Pelican ( Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.):
White Pelican ( Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931):
White Pelican ( Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957):
White Pelican ( Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
American White Pelican ( Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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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):
American White Pelican ( Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
American White Pelican ( Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
American White Pelican ( Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
American White Pelican ( Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
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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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Pélican d'Amérique ( Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Pélican d'Amérique ( Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Clements 1st edition:
American White Pelican ( Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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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. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 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 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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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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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
American White Pelican ( Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
American White Pelican ( Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
American White Pelican ( Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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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 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
American White Pelican ( Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
American White Pelican ( Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
American White Pelican ( Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
American White Pelican ( Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Azerbaijani: Amerika ağ qutanı
Bashkir: Америка аҡ берғаҙаны
Bulgarian: Американски розов пеликан
Bengali: িঅমভচযকান ধরা গগণমফড়
Bengali (transliteration): āmērikāna gagaṇabēṛa*
Breton: Pilikant gwenn Amerika
Catalan: Pelicà blanc americà
Cree: cahcakiw, tshachtshagoo
Cree, Plains: tshachtshagoo
Cree (syllabic): ᒐᐦᒐᑭᐤ
Czech: Pelikán severoamerický
Chuvash: мăйракаллă пеликан
Welsh: Pelican gwyn America
Danish: Amerikansk Hvid Pelikan
German: Nashornpelikan
Greek: Αμερικαvικός πελεκάvoς
English: American White Pelican, Rough-billed Pelican, White Pelican
English, HBW: American White Pelican
English (IOC): American White Pelican
English (United States): American White Pelican
Esperanto: Amerika blanka pelikano, Ruĝbeka pelikano
Spanish: Alcatraz Blanco, Pelícano Blanco, Pelicano blanco americano, Pelícano Blanco Americano, Pelícano Norteamericano
Spanish (Colombia): Pelícano Blanco Americano
Spanish (Costa Rica): Pelicano blanco americano, Pelícano Blanco Americano
Spanish (Cuba): Alcatraz Blanco, Pelícano blanco
Spanish (Spain): Pelícano Norteamericano
Spanish (HBW): American White Pelican
Spanish (Honduras): Pelícano blanco
Spanish (Mexico): pelícano blanco, Pelicano Blanco Americano, Pelícano Blanco Americano
Spanish (Nicaragua): Pelícano Blanco Americano
Spanish (Panama): Pelícano Blanco Americano
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Pelícano Blanco
Estonian: sarvnokk-pelikan
Finnish: amerikanpelikaani, Punanokkapelikaani
French: Pélican à bec rouge, Pélican blanc, Pélican blanc d'Amérique, Pélican d’Amérique, Pélican d'Amérique
Irish: Peileacán bán Meiriceánach
Galician: Pelicano branco americano
Hebrew: שקנאי אמריקני
Croatian: Američki bijeli nesit, Bijeli nesit
Hungarian: orrszarvú pelikán
Icelandic: Hornkani
Italian: Pellicano americano, Pellicano bianco americano
Japanese (romaji): amerikashiroperikan
Japanese: アメリカシロペリカン
Mongolian, Halh: хотон
Kazakh: Америка ақ бірқазаны, американдық ақ бірқазан
Kirghiz: Америка ак биргазаны
Scientific: Pelecanus americanus, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, Pelecanus erythrorhynchus, Pelecanus trachyrhynchos, Pelicanus trachyrhynchus
Lithuanian: Baltasis pelikanas
Latvian: paugurknābja pelikāns
Mongolian: хотон
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): хотон
Dutch: Witte Pelikaan
Norwegian Nynorsk: Amerikapelikan
Norwegian: Amerikapelikan
Polish: pelikan dzioborogi
Portuguese: Pelicano-branco, Pelicano-de-bico-amarelo
Portuguese (Portugal): pelicano-americano
Rhaeto-Romance: Pelican american
Russian: Американский белый пеликан, Пеликан-Носорог
Northern Sami: Amerihkápelikána
Slovak: pelikán biely, Pelikán červenozobý
Serbian: Američki beli nesit
Swedish: Hornpelikan
Turkish: Amerika Pelikanı
Tatar: Америка ак бабакошы
Ukrainian: Пелікан рогодзьобий
Chinese: 美洲鹈鹕
Chinese (Traditional): 紅嘴鵜鶘

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