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

Pélican brun
adult plum. breeding
Pélican brun
adult plum. post breeding

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

Pélican brun
juvenile

Habitat

Pélican brun
adult plum. breeding

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

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

QRcode Pélican brun
published: - Updated: 22-03-2009
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