Pelican: References & Edit History
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article title updated for style. | Nov 13, 2026 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: PBS - Nature - Pelicans. | Oct 17, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: DigitalCommons at University of Nebraska - Lincoln - Birds of the Great Plains: Family Pelecanidae (Pelicans) (PDF). | Apr 02, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cornell Lab - All About Birds - Pelecanidae. | Feb 18, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management - Pelican Biology. | Dec 22, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Animal Diversity Web - Great white pelican. | Sep 12, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: PBS - Nature - Pelicans. | Jul 18, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia - Pelican. | Sep 28, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Easy Science for Kids - Pelicans. | May 22, 2019 | ||
| Media added. | May 21, 2018 | ||
| Media added. | May 26, 2016 | ||
| Noted taxonomic uncertainties regarding the order Pelecaniformes. | Jul 18, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: A-Z Animals - Pelican. | Apr 23, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Animal Planet - Pelican. | Aug 23, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Geographic - Animals - Pelican. | Aug 23, 2013 | ||
| Added image of pelicans that had been oiled by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010 being released after rehabilitation. | May 26, 2011 | ||
| Added image of pelican being cleansed of oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. | Aug 26, 2010 | ||
| New text clarifying the current conservation status of the brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) and that North American brown pelican populations declined from DDT use added. | Nov 12, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Australian Museum Online - Australian Pelican. | Mar 19, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Cornell Lab - All About Birds - Pelecanidae. | Mar 19, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Texas Parks And Wildlife - Eastern Brown Pelican. | Mar 19, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Integrated Taxonomic Information System - Pelecanus. | Mar 19, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: National Geographic - Animals - Pelican Profile. | Mar 19, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: San Diego Zoo - Pelican. | Mar 19, 2008 | ||
| Media added. | May 15, 2007 | ||
| Media added. | Feb 09, 2007 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 23, 1999 |
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