鹈鹕科(学名:Pelecanidae)是鹈形目鸟类的一个科,包含两个属:已灭绝的曙鹈鹕属和现存的鹈鹕属。在2021年曙鹈鹕属发表之前,本科只有一属[3]。
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本科鸟类自晚始新世普里阿邦期[3]就已经存在,有八个物种存活至今。[4][5]
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Linnaeus, C. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata 1. Holmiae: Laurentii Salvii. 1758: 132–34 [2023-02-13]. (原始内容存档于2023-07-18) (拉丁语). Rostrum edentulum, rectum: apice adunco, unguiculato. Nares lineares. Facies nuda. Pedes digitís omnibus palmatis.