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Pelecaniformes - Pelicans, cormorants



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Family: Anhingidae

Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster - widespread resident


Family: Pelecanidae

Dalmatian Pelican  Pelecanus crispus - sparse winter visitor
Great White Pelican  Pelecanus onocrotalus - widespread winter visitor & local resident
Spot-billed Pelican  Pelecanus philippensis - local resident

Family: Phaethontidae

Red-billed Tropicbird  Phaethon aethereus - vagrant/s?
White-tailed Tropicbird  Phaethon lepturus - vagrant
Red-tailed Tropicbird  Phaethon rubricauda - local resident

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

Great Cormorant  Phalacrocorax carbo - widespread winter visitor & resident
Indian Cormorant  Phalacrocorax fuscicollis - widespread resident
Little Cormorant  Phalacrocorax niger - widespread resident

Family: Fregatidae

Christmas Frigatebird  Fregata andrewsi - vagrant
Lesser Frigatebird  Fregata ariel - vagrant
Great Frigatebird  Fregata minor - vagrant

Family: Sulidae

Masked Booby  Sula dactylatra - vagrant
Brown Booby  Sula leucogaster - vagrant
Red-footed Booby  Sula sula - vagrant