Pelicans
Order: Pelecaniformes. Family: Pelecanidae
Pelicans are large water birds with a distinctive pouch under the beak. As with other members of the order Pelecaniformes, they have webbed feet with four toes. There are 8 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in India.
- Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
- Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis
- Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus
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