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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	178	Birds	Pelecanidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
2		Brown Pelican	Pelecanus	occidentalis	326	Birds	Pelecanidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
3		American Bittern	Botaurus	lentiginosus	243	Birds	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
4		Least Bittern	Ixobrychus	exilis	154	Birds	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
5		Great Blue Heron	Ardea	herodias	3825	Birds	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
6		Great Egret	Ardea	alba	856	Birds	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
7		Little Egret	Egretta	garzetta	3	Birds	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
8		Snowy Egret	Egretta	thula	366	Birds	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
9		Little Blue Heron	Egretta	caerulea	332	Birds	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
10		Tricolored Heron	Egretta	tricolor	259	Birds	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
11		Reddish Egret	Egretta	rufescens	6	Birds	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
12		Cattle Egret	Bubulcus	ibis	213	Birds	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
13		Green Heron	Butorides	virescens	1112	Birds	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
14		Black-crowned Night-Heron	Nycticorax	nycticorax	693	Birds	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
15		Yellow-crowned Night-Heron	Nyctanassa	violacea	555	Birds	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
16		White Ibis	Eudocimus	albus	191	Birds	Threskiornithidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
17		Glossy Ibis	Plegadis	falcinellus	187	Birds	Threskiornithidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
18		White-faced Ibis	Plegadis	chihi	29	Birds	Threskiornithidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia
19		Roseate Spoonbill	Platalea	ajaja	69	Birds	Threskiornithidae	Pelecaniformes	Aves	Animalia