Peruvian Pelican

Pelecanus thagus - Pélican thage

Pélican thage
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Pelecaniformes

  • Family
    :

    Pélécanidés

  • Genus
    :

    Pelecanus

  • Species
    :

    thagus

Descriptor

Molina, 1782

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 150 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 228 cm.
  • Weight
    : 7000 à 7500 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Pélican thage
adult plum. breeding
Pélican thage
adult plum. post breeding

Peruvian Pelican (Pelecanus thagus) is a species of bird in the Pelecanidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Pélican thage,
  • Pelícano alcatraz,
  • pelicano-peruano,
  • Chilepelikan,
  • déli gödény,
  • Peruaanse Pelikaan,
  • Pellicano del Perù,
  • perupelikan,
  • Humboldtpelikan,
  • pelikán bledohlavý,
  • pelikán chilský,
  • Perupelikan,
  • perunpelikaani,
  • pelicà del Perú,
  • pelikan chilijski,
  • Перуанский пеликан,
  • ペルーペリカン,
  • 秘鲁鹈鹕,
  • 秘魯鵜鶘,

Voice song and cries

Pélican thage
adult

Habitat

Pélican thage
adult

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

Distribution

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 thage
published: - Updated: 22-09-2016
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