Pelicans (Pelecanidae)
Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) - HBW 1, p. 311
French: Pélican brun
German: Braunpelikan
Spanish: Pelícano Alcatraz
Other common names: Peruvian/Chilean Pelican (thagus)
Taxonomy: Pelecanus occidentalis Linnaeus, 1766, Jamaica.
Race thagus often considered full species. Subspecific status of birds on W coast of C America unclear. Six subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- occidentalis Linnaeus, 1766 - W Indies.
- carolinensis Gmelin, 1789 - Atlantic coasts of tropical America, from S Carolina to Orinoco.
- californicus Ridgway, 1884 - Pacific coast of America, from California to Mexico.
- occidentalis Linnaeus, 1766 - W Indies.
- carolinensis Gmelin, 1789 - Atlantic coasts of tropical America, from S Carolina to Orinoco.
- californicus Ridgway, 1884 - Pacific coast of America, from California to Mexico.
- murphyi Wetmore, 1945 - Colombia to N Peru.
- urinator Wetmore, 1945 - Galapagos.
- thagus Molina, 1782 - C Peru to 33½° S in Chile.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult in full alternate plumage sitting on the water in a river estuary catching small fish. Locality Ventura River Mouth, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp californicus)
Don DesJardin 3 April 2013 6 weeks ago 55 sec 4.9 -
Several close-ups of adults and juveniles resting in the harbour Locality San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands (ssp urinator)
Peter van Dam 31 May 2005 5 years ago 30 sec 4.8 -
A slow pan of a 1000+ flock of both adult and immature birds roosting in the early hours of the morning before leaving to forage Locality Santa Clara River Estuary, Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp californicus)
Don DesJardin 14 September 2009 3 years ago 1 min 53 sec 4.8 -
Brown Pelican swimming. Locality Caye Caulker, Belize (ssp carolinensis)
Wayne Hall 3 March 2009 4 years ago 35 sec 4.7 -
A group of birds waiting for scraps of fish at the fishermen's dock Locality Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands (ssp urinator)
Anna Motis 22 August 2005 5 years ago 52 sec 4.7 -
An adult and its chick in the nest Locality Santa Fé, Galapagos Islands (ssp urinator)
Anna Motis 21 August 2005 5 years ago 21 sec 4.5
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Pelícano pardo en pleno vuelo. Dun pelican in flight.
Locality Antofagasta Region, Chile
Luis Miguel Ruiz Gordón 1 September 2005 29 weeks ago 4.7 -
An adult in nonbreeding plumage
Locality Lima Department, Peru (ssp thagus)
Juan A Malo de Molina 15 June 2008 4 years ago 4.5 -
Adult
Locality Florida Keys, Florida, USA (United States)
Paul Cools 6 February 2009 29 weeks ago 4.4 -
Bird skimming over Gulfo Dulce
Locality Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica
Mattias Hofstede 8 December 2011 30 weeks ago 4.4 -
Taking off
Locality Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles
Rob Belterman 8 June 2009 2 years ago 4.4 -
Juvenile Brown Pelican in a lagoon
Locality University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, USA (United States)
Justin Watts 31 December 2011 1 year ago 4.3
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