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Maryland Checklist - Order: Pelecaniformes - all-time (Total: 19)   

	Photos	Common Name	Genus	Species	Records	Category	Family	Order	Class	Kingdom
1		American White Pelican	Pelecanus	erythrorhynchos	181	Birds	Pelecanidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
2		Brown Pelican	Pelecanus	occidentalis	333	Birds	Pelecanidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
3		American Bittern	Botaurus	lentiginosus	245	Birds	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
4		Least Bittern	Ixobrychus	exilis	159	Birds	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
5		Great Blue Heron	Ardea	herodias	3983	Birds	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
6		Great Egret	Ardea	alba	924	Birds	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
7		Little Egret	Egretta	garzetta	3	Birds	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
8		Snowy Egret	Egretta	thula	378	Birds	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
9		Little Blue Heron	Egretta	caerulea	375	Birds	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
10		Tricolored Heron	Egretta	tricolor	270	Birds	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
11		Reddish Egret	Egretta	rufescens	6	Birds	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
12		Cattle Egret	Bubulcus	ibis	215	Birds	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
13		Green Heron	Butorides	virescens	1220	Birds	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
14		Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax	nycticorax	715	Birds	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
15		Yellow-crowned Night Heron	Nyctanassa	violacea	577	Birds	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
16		White Ibis	Eudocimus	albus	192	Birds	Threskiornithidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
17		Glossy Ibis	Plegadis	falcinellus	195	Birds	Threskiornithidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
18		White-faced Ibis	Plegadis	chihi	29	Birds	Threskiornithidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
19		Roseate Spoonbill	Platalea	ajaja	71	Birds	Threskiornithidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia