page_title: List of birds of Bangladesh
section_title: Pelicans
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Bangladesh / Pelicans
caption_attribution_description: English: Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis in Uppalapadu, Andhra Pradesh, India. (Bangla: Sarosh)
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Bangladesh. The avifauna of Bangladesh include a total of 809 species, of which 2 have been introduced by humans. 51 species are globally threatened.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2019 edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Bangladesh.
  The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fall into any of these categories.
  Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Bangladesh
  (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Bangladesh as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
  Extirpated - a species that no longer occurs in Bangladesh although populations exist elsewhere
context_section_description: Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Pelecanidae
  Pelicans are large water birds with a distinctive pouch under their beak. As with other members of the order Pelecaniformes, they have webbed feet with four toes.
  Great white pelican, Pelecanus onocrotalus
  Spot-billed pelican, Pelecanus philippensis
  Dalmatian pelican, Pelecanus crispus (A)
caption: Spot-billed pelican, Pelecanus philippensis (Bangla: sarosh)
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