pelicans

Summary

pelicans is a monotypic taxon^[1]. pelicans ranks in the top 3% of monotypic_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• pelicans's image is recorded as Pink-backed.pelican.750pix.jpg^[3].
• pelicans's instance of is recorded as monotypic taxon^[4].
• pelicans's taxon rank is recorded as family^[5].
• pelicans's parent taxon is recorded as Pelecaniformes^[6].
• pelicans's parent taxon is recorded as Pelecani^[7].
• pelicans's taxon name is recorded as Pelecanidae^[8].
• pelicans's Commons category is recorded as Pelecanidae^[9].
• pelicans's taxonomic type is recorded as pelican^[10].
• pelicans's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 30444^[11].
• pelicans's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph884108^[12].
• pelicans's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174682^[13].
• pelicans's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 7999^[14].
• pelicans's Fossilworks taxon ID is recorded as 39672^[15].
• pelicans's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9329^[16].
• pelicans's WoRMS-ID for taxa is recorded as 136991^[17].
• pelicans's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pelicans^[18].
• pelicans's Commons gallery is recorded as Pelecanus^[19].
• pelicans's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300310549^[20].
• pelicans's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as animal/pelican^[21].
• pelicans's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'hr', 'text': 'Pelikani'}^[22].
• pelicans's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Pelikanen'}^[23].
• pelicans's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'sh', 'text': 'Pelikani / Пеликани'}^[24].
• pelicans's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Pelikaner'}^[25].
• pelicans's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'นกกระทุง'}^[26].
• pelicans's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'นกเพลิแกน'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for pelicans include HNLMS Pelikaan^[28], a logistics support vessel^[29].

Why It Matters

pelicans ranks in the top 3% of monotypic_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month).^[2] pelicans has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] pelicans is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for pelicans include HNLMS Pelikaan^[28], a logistics support vessel^[29].