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Search Results for: family_of_Pelecanidae

Pelecaniformes

Information about Pelecaniformes

Pelecanus rufescens (Pink-backed Pelican)



Length: 374 mm

Dutch: Kleine Pelikaan
German: Rötelpelikan
Spanish: Pelícano Rosado
French: Pélican gris

Pelecanus occidentalis (Brown Pelican)



Length: 0 mm

Dutch: Bruine Pelikaan
German:
Spanish:
French:

Pelecanus crispus (Dalmatian Pelican)



Length: 455 mm

Dutch: Kroeskoppelikaan
German:
Spanish:
French:

Pelecanus onocrotalus (White Pelican)



Length: 400 mm

Dutch: Roze Pelikaan
German: Rosapelikan
Spanish: Pelícano Común
French: Pélican blanc

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Skull sizes:

  • 0-25 mm (602)
  • 25-50 mm (325)
  • 50-75 mm (268)
  • 75-100 mm (182)
  • 100-150 mm (152)
  • 150-200 mm (55)
  • > 200 mm (35)

Skull types:

  • General (large / medium) (1,017)
  • Seed eaters (149)
  • Hooked bills (short) (135)
  • Duck bills (80)
  • Slender bills (medium) (55)
  • Spear or dagger shaped (46)
  • General (small) (42)
  • Higly adaptive (35)
  • Slender bills (long) (19)
  • Hooked bills (long) (13)

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Disclaimer

No bird has been killed to get its skull or skeleton for this collection. All wild birds died of natural causes or accidental, and in a few cases due to legal hunting by others, or died in captivity. The Experimental Zoology Group of Wageningen University has been authorized by the Dutch authorities to own protected European birds after their death. The permit nr is: FEF 27/06/2/98/0051. The Wageningen University also has a CITES exemption, nr NL004.
Who wants to keep (part of) a found bird should inform oneself about the local laws on bird protection.

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