After Olson, 1985, Sibley & Monroe, 1990, Feduccia, 1980, 1996, Olson & Rasmussen, 2001, and Peterson, 2002-2004, with Finnish vernacular names from Lokki, Jännes & Nikander, 1992
<==o Pelecanidae Rafinesque, 1815 (pelicans; pelikaanit) |?- †Protopelicanus cuvieri |-- †Miopelecanus gracilis `--o Pelecanus Linnaeus, 1758 (Pelicans; pelikaanit) |-- †P. gracilis |-- †P. intermedius |-- †P. cauleyi |-- †P. sivalensis |-- †P. odessanus |-- †P. halieus |-- †P. schreiberi Olson, 1999 |-- P. onocrotalus Linnaeus, 1758 (Great white pelican; pelikaani) [incl. P. roseus Gmelin, 1789] (Eastern white pelican; ruusupelikaani) |-- P. rufescens Gmelin, 1789 (Pink-backed Pelican; afrikanpelikaani) |-- P. philippensis Gmelin, 1789 (Spot-billed Pelican; pisamapelikaani) |-- P. crispus Bruch, 1832 (Dalmatian Pelican; kiharapelikaani) |--+?- P. conspicillatus Temminck, 1824 (Australian Pelican; australianpelikaani) [incl. P. novaezealandiae Scarlett, 1966 (New Zealand Pelican; uudenseelanninpelikaani)] | `?- †P. cadimurka (australianpikkupelikaani) |-- P. erythrorhynchos Gmelin, 1789 (American White Pelican; punanokkapelikaani) |--o P. occidentalis Linnaeus, 1766 (Brown Pelican; ruskopelikaani) | |-- P. o. californicus Ridgway, 1884 | |-- P. o. carolinensis Gmelin, 1789 | |-- P. o. murphyi Wetmore, 1945 | |-- P. o. occidentalis Linnaeus, 1766 | |-- P. o. urinator Wetmore, 1945 `-- P. thagus Molina, 1782 (Peruvian Pelican)
Reference(s):
- Feduccia, A., 1980: The Age of Birds.
–Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts & London, England, 1980, IX-196 - Feduccia, A., 1997: The Origin and Evolution of Birds.
–Yale University Press, New Haven, 1996, x-420 - Olson, S. L., 1975: Paleornithology of St. Helena Island, South Atlantic Ocean.
–Smithsonian Contributions to Baleobiology: Vol. 23, pp. iv-49 - Olson, S. L., 1985: The fossil record of birds. 79-239.
in Farner, D., King, J. & Parkes, K. (eds.), 1985: Avian Biology. vol VIII.
–Academic Press, New York. 1985. - Olson, S. L. & Rasmussen, P. D., 2001: Miocene and Pliocene birds from the Lee Creek Mine, North Carolina. 233-365
in Ray, C. E. & Bohaska, D. J., (eds.) 2001: Geology and paleontology of the Lee Creek Mine, North Carolina, III.
–Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology: Nr. 90, iii-365 - Sibley, C. G. & Monroe, J. B. L., 1990: Distribution and taxonomy of birds of the world.
–Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1990. XXIV-1111. - Peterson, A. P., 2002-2004: Zoonomen Nomenclatural data of Birds. (Updated: 2004-12-24)
–iNet: Zoonomen Nomenclatural data: http://www.zoonomen.net/avtax/frame.html; [visited: 2005-01-21] - Sibley, C. G. & Monroe, B. L., 1990: Distribution and taxonomy of birds of the world.
–Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1990. xxiv-1111.