Brown Pelicans
Brown Pelican Identification - All About Birds
Adult Brown Pelicans are gray-brown birds with yellow heads and white necks. In breeding plumage, the back and sides of the neck turn a rich, dark reddish-brown ...
Brown Pelican Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
The Brown Pelican is a comically elegant bird with an oversized bill, sinuous neck, and big, dark body. Squadrons glide above the surf along southern and ...
It is found on the Atlantic Coast from New Jersey to the mouth of the Amazon River, and along the Pacific Coast from British Columbia to Peru, including the ...
Brown Pelican | Audubon Field Guide
An unmistakable bird of coastal waters. Groups of Brown Pelicans fly low over the waves in single file, flapping and gliding in unison.
Brown Pelican - Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
The brown pelican is a seabird, spending most of its time on or near the ocean. This species feeds on fish and has a very unique way of foraging.
Species Profile: Brown Pelican - National Zoo
Conservation Threats. Despite the recovery of the brown pelican, humans still impact their populations in a number of ways. The primary threat that pelicans ...
Brown Pelican | National Wildlife Federation
Brown pelicans live year-round in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and the southeastern coast. They also migrate to spend winters in central California and ...
Brown Pelican - Pelecanus occidentalis - New Hampshire PBS
The brown pelican is a plunge diver. It drops from the air with its wings partly folded and dives into the water to catch its prey. It is the only species of ...
The body is grayish-brown with a blackish belly. Non-breeding adults have white heads and necks; breeding adults have dark chestnut hind-necks and a yellow ...
Brown Pelican - American Bird Conservancy
The Brown Pelican is the smallest of the world's eight pelican species, it's still a big bird at about four feet long (including the bill), with a six and a ...
Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
The adult brown pelican is a large dark gray-brown water bird with white about the head and neck. Immatures are gray-brown above and on the neck, ...
Brown Pelican Facts and Information | United Parks & Resorts
Brown pelicans are the only species to dive into the water from 9 m (30 ft) above to capture prey. After catching the prey and a lot of water, they tip their ...
Intervention brings brown pelican back from the brink | Bay Naturalist
Brown pelicans have been nesting in the lower part of the Chesapeake Bay since 1987. More recently, they have moved northward into the mid Bay.
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis - eBird
Large and conspicuous, gray-brown bird of saltwater habitats. Strictly coastal; rarely seen on inland lakes. Very long bill with pouch for scooping up fish.
California Brown Pelican (U.S. National Park Service)
The only long-term breeding colonies of California brown pelicans in the United States are on Anacapa and Santa Barbara Islands. The Channel ...
BROWN PELICAN - The Texas Breeding Bird Atlas
Brown Pelicans can be found on the Texas coast throughout the year. Nesting begins in February with records of eggs from that month to as late as July (E. Payne ...
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis - Chesapeake Bay Program
The brown pelican is a large, dark-colored water bird that lives along the shores of the middle and lower Chesapeake Bay during summer.
Brown Pelican - Audubon North Carolina
The Brown Pelican is an unmistakable coastal bird, with its distinctive pouch, striking coloration, and enormous wingspan of over 6.5 feet.
California Has a Theory on Why Brown Pelicans Are Starving and ...
California Has a Theory on Why Brown Pelicans Are Starving and Dying ... A white and brown bird stands on the edge of a white pool. ... Emaciated ...
Brown pelican | Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
Brown pelicans inhabit mainly coastal waters and are rarely seen inland or far out at sea. They feed mostly in shallow estuarine waters and occasionally up to ...