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 Turkey.
- Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
- Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus (E)
- Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens (A)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Turkey