鹈鹕科（学名：Pelecanidae），俗称塘鹅，在动物分类学上是属于鸟纲鹈形目。鹈鹕科下只有一个属鹈鹕属（Pelecanus），包括8种。鹈鹕是分布在除南极以外所有大陆的大型水鸟，最明显的特征是嘴下带有一个喉囊，可以自由伸缩，是储存食物的地方。

一般的鹈鹕并不潜水，主要以群体捕鱼的方式，但美国褐鹈鹕却会潜水捉鱼。

维基共享资源中相关的多媒体资源：鹈鹕

维基物种中的分类信息：

鹈鹕

Pelicans are a genus of large water birds that makes up the family Pelecanidae. They are characterised by a long beak and a large throat pouch used for catching prey and draining water from the scooped up contents before swallowing. They have predominantly pale plumage, the exceptions being the brown and Peruvian pelicans. The bills, pouches and bare facial skin of all species become brightly coloured before the breeding season. The eight living pelican species have a patchy global distribution, ranging latitudinally from the tropics to the temperate zone, though they are absent from interior South America as well as from polar regions and the open ocean.