Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
   Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893 see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
     Infraclass Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988 see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
       Parvclass Passerae see Superorder Passerimorphae Sibley et al., 1988
         Superorder Passerimorphae Sibley et al., 1988
           Order Ciconiiformes Bonaparte, 1854
             Suborder Ciconii see Suborder Ciconiae Bonaparte, 1854
               Infraorder Ciconiides see Suborder Ciconiae Bonaparte, 1854
                 Parvorder Ciconiida see Suborder Ciconiae Bonaparte, 1854
                   Superfamily Pelecanoidea Rafinesque, 1815 see Parvorder Pelecanida (Sharpe, 1891) B.C. Livezey & R.L. Zusi, 2007
                     Family Pelecanidae Rafinesque, 1815 - pelicans
                       Subfamily Pelecaninae - pelicans see Family Pelecanidae Rafinesque, 1815
                         Genus Pelecanus Linnaeus, 1758
                           Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmelin, 1789 - American white pelican