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Pelecaniformes is an order of medium-large sized water birds that have all four toes with webbing. This order contains Pelicans, Frigatebirds, Gannets, Boobies, Cormorants, and Darters.
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Pelecaniformes Family:Pelecanidae Genus: Pelecanus
Kingdom- animalia Phylum- chordata Class-Aves Order-pelecaniformes Family-pelecanidae Genus-pelecanus Species-occidentalis
Larry B. Spear has written: 'Foraging dynamics of seabirds in the Eastern tropical pacific ocean' -- subject(s): Food, Sea birds, Bird surveys, Resource partitioning (Ecology), Pelecaniformes, Tropic-birds, Storm petrels, Jaegers (Birds), Procellariiformes, Laridae, Boobies (Birds), Terns, Petrels, Shearwaters, Frigate-birds
Kingdom- animalia Phylum- chordata Class-Aves Order-pelecaniformes Family-pelecanidae Genus-pelecanus Species-occidentalis
pelecaniformes along with the tropicbirds and frigantebirds.
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae Genus: Pelecanus Species: Pelecanus conspicillatus
No, the pelican is not the frigate bird's closest relative. While both belong to the order Pelecaniformes, they are part of different families; pelicans belong to the family Pelecanidae, while frigate birds are in the family Fregatidae. Their evolutionary paths diverged significantly, making them more distantly related than one might assume based on their shared order. Instead, the closest relatives of frigate birds are other seabirds within their family, such as the tropicbirds.
Pelican shape is the meaning of 'Pelecaniformes'. The Greek 'pelekan' and the Latin 'forma' make up the roots of 'Pelecaniformes'. The Greek noun finds a Latin derivative in 'pelicanus, pelecanus'. Both the original Greek and the derived Latin refer to the bird that's called 'pelican' in English. The Latin word is a feminine gender noun that means 'shape'. So the term refers to a shape that includes or gives the impression of large web feet, a long bill, and a pouch in the upper throat.
There is no order for the legendary birds, so no.
Birds are in the class Aves There are many orders of birds within the class Aves.
Ciconiformes