Brown pelican
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| Pelecanus occidentalis Linnaeus, 1766
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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 pelicans are carnivores (meat-eaters) and hunt during the day (they are diurnal). They eat mostly fish (commonly menhadden, herring and others), some amphibians and crustaceans.
They congregate in large flocks for much of the year. They fly with their heads on the back of their shoulders and the bills resting on their necks. They're usually in single file.
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Brown Pelican Media
A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), taken in Santa Barbara, California
Male Brown Pelican at Ponce Inlet, Florida. © Andrea Westmoreland
Pelícanos
Graupelikan in Ecuador nahe La Libertad
Photo of Galápagos Brown Pelican (undefined) uploaded from iNaturalist.
Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis
Juvenile at Bodega Harbor, California, United States
immature P. o. carolinensis, Panama
Ventral view of adult P. o. urinator in flight, in the Galápagos
Pelicans perching and socializing on Coccoloba uvifera in Rincon, PR
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