brown pelican

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q208714
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brown pelican

Summary

brown pelican is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.63% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,234 views/month, #1,222 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • brown pelican's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • brown pelican is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • brown pelican's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • brown pelican is classified within pelican[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, brown pelican is Pelecanus occidentalis[7].
  • brown pelican's Commons category is recorded as Pelecanus occidentalis[8].
  • brown pelican's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pelecanus occidentalis[9].
  • brown pelican's Commons gallery is recorded as Pelecanus occidentalis[10].
  • brown pelican's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. occidentalis'}[11].
  • brown pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'Pelican brown America'}[12].
  • brown pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Brown Pelican'}[13].
  • brown pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Braunpelikan'}[14].
  • brown pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pelícano pardo'}[15].
  • brown pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'pelicà bru'}[16].
  • brown pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'pelikán hnědý'}[17].
  • brown pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'pruunpelikan'}[18].
  • brown pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Brunpelikan'}[19].
  • brown pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Американский бурый пеликан'}[20].
  • brown pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'カッショクペリカン'}[21].
  • brown pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Brun Pelikan'}[22].
  • brown pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'ruskopelikaani'}[23].
  • brown pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'barna gödény'}[24].
  • brown pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'pelikan brunatny'}[25].
  • brown pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'pelikán hnedý'}[26].
  • brown pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'brun pelikan'}[27].

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Classification

brown pelican's scientific name is Pelecanus occidentalis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within pelican[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'Pelican brown America'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Brown Pelican'}[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Braunpelikan'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pelícano pardo'}[15], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'pelicà bru'}[16], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'pelikán hnědý'}[17].

Identifiers

brown pelican's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 4328[28]. brown pelican's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 37043[29]. brown pelican's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45509060[30]. brown pelican's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5229158[31]. brown pelican's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174685[32].

Why It Matters

brown pelican ranks in the top 0.63% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,234 views/month, #1,222 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 27 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] . Gwefan Llên Natur. 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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    Taxon range Brazil, South America
    Taxon rank species
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Invasion Biology
    Iucn conservation status Least Concern
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