Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis - Pélican brun

Systematics

Order
:
Pelecaniformes
Family
:
Pélécanidés
Genus
:
Pelecanus
Species
:
occidentalis

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1766

Biometrics

Size
: 152 cm
Wingspan
: 203 à 228 cm.
Weight
: 6500 à 9000 g

Longevity

30 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is a species of bird in the Pelecanidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

Pelecanus occidentalis occidentalis (West Indies)
Pelecanus occidentalis californicus (coasts of w USA and w Mexican)
Pelecanus occidentalis carolinensis (Atlantic coasts of temperate and tropical Americas)
Pelecanus occidentalis murphyi (coasts of w Colombia and Ecuador)
Pelecanus occidentalis urinator (Galápagos Is.)

Foreign names

Pélican brun,
Pelícano pardo,
pelicano-pardo,
Braunpelikan,
barna gödény,
Bruine Pelikaan,
Pellicano bruno,
brun pelikan,
Brunpelikan,
pelikán hnedý,
pelikán hnědý,
Brun Pelikan,
ruskopelikaani,
pelicà bru,
pelikan brunatny,
brūnais pelikāns,
Американский бурый пеликан,
カッショクペリカン,
褐鹈鹕,
褐鵜鶘,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Marine Neritic : Pelagic, Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged), Estuaries ; Marine Oceanic : Epipelagic (0-200m), Mesopelagic (200-1000m) ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc, Shingle and/or Pebble Shoreline and/or Beaches ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands