Great White Pelican

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q199427
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Great White Pelican

Summary

Great White Pelican is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Great White Pelican's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Great White Pelican is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Great White Pelican's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Great White Pelican is classified within pelican[6].
  • Great White Pelican is endemic to Kevladev National Park[7].
  • Great White Pelican is endemic to Little Rann of Kutch[8].
  • Great White Pelican is endemic to Khijadia Bird Sanctuary[9].
  • Great White Pelican is endemic to Asan Conservation Reserve[10].
  • Great White Pelican is endemic to Thol Lake[11].
  • Great White Pelican is endemic to Kaziranga National Park[12].
  • Great White Pelican is endemic to Maguri Motapung Beel[13].
  • Great White Pelican is endemic to Manas National Park[14].
  • Great White Pelican is endemic to Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary[15].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Great White Pelican is Pelecanus onocrotalus[16].
  • Great White Pelican's Commons category is recorded as Pelecanus onocrotalus[17].
  • Great White Pelican's Commons gallery is recorded as Pelecanus onocrotalus[18].
  • Great White Pelican's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/2c04922c-82dd-4718-ab22-c9772408de9c[19].
  • Great White Pelican's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. onocrotalus'}[20].
  • Great White Pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Great White Pelican'}[21].
  • Great White Pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Rosapelikan'}[22].
  • Great White Pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pelícano común'}[23].
  • Great White Pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Pélican blanc'}[24].
  • Great White Pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Pellicano comune'}[25].
  • Great White Pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Witpelikaan'}[26].
  • Great White Pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Roze Pelikaan'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Great White Pelican is Pelecanus onocrotalus[16]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon pelican[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[21], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Rosapelikan'}[22], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pelícano común'}[23], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Pélican blanc'}[24], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Pellicano comune'}[25], and {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Witpelikaan'}[26].

Distribution

Recorded endemic to include Kevladev National Park[7], Little Rann of Kutch[8], Khijadia Bird Sanctuary[9], Asan Conservation Reserve[10], Thol Lake[11], and Kaziranga National Park[12].

Identifiers

Great White Pelican's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 36301[28]. Great White Pelican's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45513853[29]. Great White Pelican's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2480350[30]. Great White Pelican's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174693[31].

Why It Matters

Great White Pelican has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

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] . birdsofindia.org. birdsofindia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . birdsofindia.org. birdsofindia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . birdsofindia.org. birdsofindia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . rsis.ramsar.org. rsis.ramsar.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [29] . wikidata.org.
  19. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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