Pelecanidae

Japanese: Pelecanidae
Pelecanidae

…General term for birds of the Pelecanidae family. There are one genus and about six species in this family, all of which are large waterfowl, some with a wingspan of up to 2.5 meters.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Pelecanidae" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ペリカン目ペリカン科Pelecanidaeの鳥の総称。この科には1属約6種があり,いずれも大型の水鳥で,なかには翼の開張が2.5mに達するものがある。…

※「Pelecanidae」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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