Pelecanidae

General

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Prior to assigning modern ornithological names there were no separate names for pelican species, and popularly all are still called by the traditional name, undan 'pelican'.

Ismail 1981 uses the name Undan Gangsa 'goose pelican' for the extralimital Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus. Interestingly, a popular name given to the introduced swans (Anatidae) is angsa undan 'pelican goose', which apparently refers to the resemblance of swans who puff up their wings in a swimming display to similar behaviour of the Great White Pelican.

Pelicans are today rare, but this sort of name suggests that once they were more familiar sights.

Species names

SCIENTIFIC & WESTERN		MALAY			OTHER S. E. ASIAN		EAST ASIAN
Pelecanus
Latin	English	Malaysian	Other M	Indonesian	Thai	Vietnamese	Chinese	Japanese
Pelecanus onocrotalus	Great white pelican Eastern white pelican White pelican Rosy pelican	Burung Undan Putih 'white pelican (bird)' (24, 25, 26, 28)		Burung Undan Putih 'white pelican (bird)' Burung Undan Putih 'white pelican (bird)' (29)	นกกระทุงขาว nók krà-tʰuŋ kʰăaw 'white pelican (bird)'	Chim Bồ nông chân hồng 'rosy-legged pelican (bird)' (12, 34) or Chim Lềnh đềnh chân hồng 'rosy-legged pelican (bird)' (12)	白鹈鹕 (白鵜鶘) bái tíhú 'white pelican'	モモイロペリカン (桃色ペリカン) momo-iro perikan 'pink pelican'
Pelecanus philippensis	Spot-billed pelican Grey pelican Spotted billed pelican	Burung Undan Paruh Titik 'dot-billed pelican bird' (24, 25, 26, 28)		Burung Undan Paruh-totol 'spot-billed pelican (bird)' Burung Undan Paruh Totol 'spot-billed pelican (bird)' (29)	นกกระทุง nók krà-tʰuŋ 'pelican (bird)'	Chim Bồ nông chân xám 'grey-legged pelican (bird)' (12, 13, 34) or Chim Lềnh đềnh chân xám 'grey-legged pelican (bird)' (12)	斑嘴鹈鹕 (斑嘴鵜鶘) bān-zuǐ tíhú 'spot-billed pelican' Taiwan: (灰鹈鹕) 灰鵜鶘 huī tíhú 'grey pelican'	ハイイロペリカン (灰色ペリカン) hai-iro perikan 'grey pelican' (shared with P. crispus)

Danh Lục Chim Việt Nam (In lần thứ hai) (Checklist of the Birds of Vietnam) Võ Quý, Nguyễn Cử, Nhà Xuất Bản Nông Nghiệp, Hà Nội 1999

Chim Việt Nam Nguyễn Cử, Lê Trọng Trải, Karen Phillipps; Nhà Xuất Bản Lao Động - Xã Hội, 2000

Senarai Nama-nama Burung Semenanjung Malaysia dan Asia Tenggara by Ismail, Abdul Rahman, Perhilitan (Jabatam Perlindungan Hidupan Liar dan Taman Negara, Semenanjung Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur 1981
List of the Names of Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Southeast Asia by Ismail, Abdul Rahman, Department of Wildlife and National Parks, Peninsular Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 1981

The Birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsula: Vol. 1 - Non-passerines by Wells, David R., Academic Press, London 1999

A Field Guide to the Birds of West Malaysia and Singapore by Jeyarajasingam, Allen and Alan Pearson, Oxford University Press, Oxford 1999

A Field Guide to the Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore (second edition) by Jeyarajasingham, Allen, Illustrations by Alan Pearson, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2012

A Field Guide to the Birds of Java and Bali (second edition) by MacKinnon, John, Gadjah Mada University Press, Yogyakarta 1990

Danh Lục Các Loài Chim ở Việt Nam (Latinh, Việt, Pháp, Hán) Trần Văn Chánh 2008-2009