Pelecanidae (Noun)
Meaning
Pelicans.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The Pelicanidae family comprises large to very large waterbirds with a distinctive pouched bill, consisting of eight living pelican species.
- There are several ancient pelican fossils known within the Pelecanidae, many from Europe, although fossil pelicans tend to be poorly documented.
- Extensive morphological analysis reveals Pelecanidae birds show relatively small skulls for the overall body size and especially their extremely long and deep beaks.
- Genetic evidence from fossil data confirm modern pelican classification belongs under Pelecanidae with evidence tracing its early development and isolation during mid Eocene periods.
- Eight recognized members belonging to the Pelecanidae exhibit unusual visual distinctions along beaks depending upon regions from northern coast regions across Eurasia, America and globally found from ocean surface skimming over intertropical island spaces to areas alongside lower mid north inland Australia coasts