Pelecanidae
| Pelecanidae Temporal range: Late Eocene-Recent,
Possible early origin based on molecular clock | |
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| A great white pelican in breeding condition flying over Walvis Bay, Namibia. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Suborder: | Pelecani |
| Family: | Pelecanidae Rafinesque, 1815 |
| Type genus | |
| Pelecanus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
| Genera | |
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The Pelecanidae is a family of pelecaniform birds within the Pelecani that contains three genera: the extinct Eopelecanus and Miopelecanus and the extant Pelecanus.
Pelecanids have existed since the late Eocene (Priabonian) and they still exist today.