Pelecanus conspicillatus Temminck 1824 (Australian pelican)

Aves - Pelecaniformes - Pelecanidae

Synonym: Pelecanus grandiceps De Vis 1905

Belongs to Pelecanus according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Brodkorb 1967, De Vis 1905, Lambrecht 1933, Miller 1966, Rich and Van Tets 1981, Worthy 1998 and Worthy and Nguyen 2020

Sister taxa: Pelecanus (Cyrtopelicanus), Pelecanus (Leptopelicanus), Pelecanus cadimurka, Pelecanus cautleyi, Pelecanus crispus, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos, Pelecanus novaezealandiae, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus odessanus, Pelecanus onocrotalus, Pelecanus proavus, Pelecanus rufescens, Pelecanus schreiberi, Pelecanus sivalensis, Pelecanus thagus, Pelecanus tirarensis

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Australia (9 collections), New Zealand (2)

Total: 11 collections including 12 occurrences

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