Brown pelican

The brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is a large bird that lives along the coasts of the Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, and Gulf of Mexico in North and South America.

Brown pelican
Brown pelican
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Class:	Aves
Order:	Pelecaniformes
Family:	Pelecanidae
Genus:	Pelecanus
Binomial name
Pelecanus occidentalis Linnaeus, 1766

Brown pelicans are carnivores (meat-eaters) and hunt during the day (they are diurnal). They eat mostly fish and some amphibians and crustaceans.

Brown Pelican Media

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  A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), taken in Santa Barbara, California

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  Waiting - Flickr - Andrea Westmoreland

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  Pelícanos

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  Pelikane Santa Elena Province Ecuador49

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  Pelícano pardo de las Galápagos (Pelecanus occidentalis urinator), Las Bachas, isla Santa Cruz, islas Galápagos, Ecuador, 2015-07-23, DD 28

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  Brown pelican showing throat pouch

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  Juvenile at Bodega Harbor, California, United States

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  Adult in flight, Bodega Bay, California

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  immature P. o. carolinensis, Panama

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  Pelecanus occidentalis