(Pelecanus occidentalis)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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Description |
On a non-breeding adult, the body is grayish brown and the belly is blackish. The head and neck are white but are often tinged with yellow. On a breeding adult, the back of the neck is dark chestnut brown and there is a yellow patch at the bottom of the front of the neck. |
Size |
Total length: 39″ to 60″ (99 to 152 cm) Wingspan: 80″ to 90″ (203 to 228 cm) |
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Habitat |
Seacoasts. Rare inland. |
Ecology |
Migration |
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Distribution |
Occurrence |
Brown Pelican is rare inland and a very rare stray into southern Minnesota in spring and summer. |
Maps |
The Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union All Seasons Species Occurrence Map |
Taxonomy |
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Class |
Aves (birds) |
Order |
Pelecaniformes (pelicans, herons, ibises, and allies) |
Family |
Pelecanidae (pelicans) |
Genus |
Pelecanus (pelicans) |
Subordinate Taxa |
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California Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis ssp. californicus) Eastern Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis ssp. carolinensis) Galápagos Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis ssp. urinator) Tropical Pacific Brown (Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis ssp. murphyi) West Indian Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis ssp. occidentalis) |
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Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) - Florida Bay |
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Nov 17, 2012 Pelikane beim Fischen - beobachtet auf den Florida Keys im Oktober 2012 |
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