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Pelecani
Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Suborder: Pelecani
Families

Pelecani is a suborder of birds in the order Pelecaniformes. It consists of shoebills, hamerkops, pelicans and their extinct relatives. It is likely the sister clade to herons , though it could also be sister to Ardei .

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Pelecani
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