Pelecaniformes (order)
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Jerarquía
Eukaryota (domain) > Animalia (kingdom) > Chordata (phylum) > Vertebrata (subphylum) > Aves (class)
Descripción
Order containing 66 species in six families worldwide, including cormorants, boobies, gannets, tropic birds, and frigate birds. They are water birds with all four toes webbed and a bill that is hooked or straight and sharply pointed.
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Otros términos
- pelecaniforms [en]
- pelecaniform [en]