American White Pelican

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q735190
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American White Pelican

Summary

American White Pelican is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.66% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,412 views/month, #1,279 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • American White Pelican's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • American White Pelican is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • American White Pelican's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • American White Pelican belongs to the parent taxon pelican[6].
  • American White Pelican's scientific name is Pelecanus erythrorhynchos[7].
  • American White Pelican's Commons category is recorded as Pelecanus erythrorhynchos[8].
  • American White Pelican's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pelecanus erythrorhynchos[9].
  • American White Pelican's Commons gallery is recorded as Pelecanus erythrorhynchos[10].
  • American White Pelican's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. erythrorhynchos'}[11].
  • American White Pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'American White Pelican'}[12].
  • American White Pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Nashornpelikan'}[13].
  • American White Pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pelícano norteamericano'}[14].
  • American White Pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'pelicà blanc americà'}[15].
  • American White Pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'pelikán severoamerický'}[16].
  • American White Pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'sarvnokk-pelikan'}[17].
  • American White Pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Amerikapelikan'}[18].
  • American White Pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Американский белый пеликан'}[19].
  • American White Pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'アメリカシロペリカン'}[20].
  • American White Pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Amerikansk Hvid Pelikan'}[21].
  • American White Pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'amerikanpelikaani'}[22].
  • American White Pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'orrszarvú pelikán'}[23].
  • American White Pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'pelikan dzioborogi'}[24].
  • American White Pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'pelikán biely'}[25].
  • American White Pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'hornpelikan'}[26].
  • American White Pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Witte Pelikaan'}[27].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, American White Pelican is Pelecanus erythrorhynchos[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within pelican[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[12], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Nashornpelikan'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pelícano norteamericano'}[14], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'pelicà blanc americà'}[15], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'pelikán severoamerický'}[16], and {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'sarvnokk-pelikan'}[17].

Identifiers

American White Pelican's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 4334[28]. American White Pelican's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 33618[29]. American White Pelican's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45509059[30]. American White Pelican's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5229155[31]. American White Pelican's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174684[32].

Why It Matters

American White Pelican ranks in the top 0.66% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,412 views/month, #1,279 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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