Spot-billed Pelican

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q180360
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Spot-billed Pelican

Summary

Spot-billed Pelican is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Spot-billed Pelican's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Spot-billed Pelican is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Spot-billed Pelican's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Near Threatened[5].
  • Spot-billed Pelican is classified within pelican[6].
  • Spot-billed Pelican is endemic to Kaziranga National Park[7].
  • Spot-billed Pelican is endemic to Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary[8].
  • Spot-billed Pelican is endemic to Hulimavu Lake[9].
  • Spot-billed Pelican is endemic to Nameri National Park[10].
  • Spot-billed Pelican is endemic to Dehing Patkai National Park[11].
  • Spot-billed Pelican is endemic to Maguri Motapung Beel[12].
  • Spot-billed Pelican is endemic to Manas National Park[13].
  • Spot-billed Pelican is endemic to Orang National Park[14].
  • Spot-billed Pelican is endemic to Dipor Bil[15].
  • Spot-billed Pelican is endemic to Dibru-Saikhowa National Park[16].
  • Spot-billed Pelican is endemic to Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary[17].
  • Spot-billed Pelican is endemic to Kokilamukh Beel[18].
  • Spot-billed Pelican's scientific name is Pelecanus philippensis[19].
  • Spot-billed Pelican's Commons category is recorded as Pelecanus philippensis[20].
  • Spot-billed Pelican's Commons gallery is recorded as Pelecanus philippensis[21].
  • Spot-billed Pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'pelican llwyd'}[22].
  • Spot-billed Pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Spot-billed Pelican'}[23].
  • Spot-billed Pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Graupelikan'}[24].
  • Spot-billed Pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pelícano oriental'}[25].
  • Spot-billed Pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'pelicà de bec tacat'}[26].
  • Spot-billed Pelican is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'pelikán skvrnozobý'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Spot-billed Pelican is Pelecanus philippensis[19]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within pelican[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'pelican llwyd'}[22], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[23], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Graupelikan'}[24], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pelícano oriental'}[25], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'pelicà de bec tacat'}[26], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'pelikán skvrnozobý'}[27].

Distribution

Recorded endemic to include Kaziranga National Park[7], Ranganthittu Bird Sanctuary[8], Hulimavu Lake[9], Nameri National Park[10], Dehing Patkai National Park[11], and Maguri Motapung Beel[12].

Identifiers

Spot-billed Pelican's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 4336[28]. Spot-billed Pelican's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 459765[29]. Spot-billed Pelican's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45515781[30]. Spot-billed Pelican's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5229163[31]. Spot-billed Pelican's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174694[32].

Why It Matters

Spot-billed Pelican has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

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] . ebird.org. ebird.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] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [30] . wikidata.org.
  22. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Gwefan Llên Natur. 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] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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