The scientific order of Pelecaniformes is composed of medium-sized and large waterbirds with all four toes webbed. It includes pelicans, gannets and boobies, cormorants and shags, frigatebirds, tropicbirds, and darters.
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Birds Australia: Darter
Description of the Darter, Anhinga melanogaster, similar species, Australian distribution map, life history, and its interaction with man.
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The Kruger: African Darter ( Anhinga rufa, family: Anhingidae)
Advice on identification, name of the bird in other languages including Xhosa - Ivuzi, and Afrikaans - Slanghalsvol, and basic facts.
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National Geographic: Blue-Footed Booby
Short article on the Blue-footed Booby, scientific name, Sula Nebouxii, plus a photograph, range map and basic facts.
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Nature Stuff: Darters
Australian guide to darters or snake birds, with photographs and facts about their behaviour.
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NZ Birds: Kawau, the Black Shag
Description, the role of cormorants and shags in history, and illustrations featuring the birds.
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The Pelican Project
Information on the Brown Pelican in California, and other seabirds. Includes rescue information,a Q and A, and pelican links.
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Pelicans on Parade, Klamath Falls, Oregon
Painted pelican sculpture project. Includes information on the fund raising auction, and the artists involved.
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Pelicans, Pelecanidae
Introduces the species of pelicans spotted, with photographs and cited literature.
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Petersen Field Guides: Brown Pelican
Guide to identification, range map and life history.
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RSPB: Boobies and Gannets
Basic description of the family, and detailed information on the gannet, the only member of the family regularly seen in the UK.
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Worldwide Ornithological Travels: Pelicans
Gallery of pelican photographs from the author's travels. In French and English.