Eastern brown pelican
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 ...
Eastern Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
Information about the Eastern Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), a species found in the State of Texas.
The brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is a bird of the pelican family, Pelecanidae, one of three species found in the Americas and one of two that feed ...
Eastern Brown Pelican - SCDNR - Species
Description. Eastern brown pelicans are common throughout coastal South Carolina. They are one of the largest birds found on the east coast of the United States ...
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.
Pelican numbers have increased slowly from very low levels in the 1960's and 1970's to an esti- mated 2,400 breeding pairs in 1995. Brown Pelicans nest on small ...
Brown Pelican Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
... up. They are fairly common today—an excellent example of a species' recovery from pesticide pollution that once placed them at the brink of extinction.
Eastern brown pelican - Center for Biological Diversity
The eastern brown pelican weighs only eight pounds, but its body is four feet long and its wingspan stretches to six or seven feet.
Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Wildlife fact sheet about brown pelicans. The brown pelican, also called American brown pelican or common pelican, inhabits the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf ...
Brown Pelican Facts and Information | United Parks & Resorts
Scientific Classification. Common Name: brown pelican; Kingdom: Animalia; Phylum: Chordata; Class: Aves; Order: Psittaciformes; Family: Psittacidae (true ...
Species Profile: Brown Pelican - National Zoo
The brown pelican is a large, unique bird that lives on shorelines and small islands in colonies with thousands of individuals. This species is common along ...
Brown Pelican - Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
The brown pelican is a large grayish-brown bird with a distinct pouched bill. ... Eastern brown pelican. Pages 144-155 in J.A. Rodgers, Jr., H.W. Kale II, and ...
BROWN PELICAN - The Texas Breeding Bird Atlas
Brown Pelicans are fish-eaters which typically feed on fish not consumed by humans, such as menhaden, bat anchovies and, mullet.
Eastern Brown Pelican | Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens
The head is white with a pale yellow wash on the crown; the long bill is grayish; back, rump, and tail are streaked with gray and dark brown; the breast and ...
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis - Chesapeake Bay Program
Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis ... The brown pelican is a large, dark-colored water bird that lives along the shores of the middle and lower Chesapeake Bay ...
Natural history - Eastern Brown Pelican
The brown pelican is a large, dark seabird with a long bill and extensible throat pouch, about four feet overall length with a wingspan of six to seven feet.
Brown Pelican of Florida's Coasts: The State's Most Conspicuous ...
The easily recognizable eastern brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis carolinensis) is an annual resident on both coasts in Florida.
Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) - iNaturalist
The brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is a North American bird of the pelican family, Pelecanidae. It is one of three pelican species found in the ...
South Carolina State Seabird: The Eastern Brown Pelican
In May 2024, South Carolina designated the Eastern Brown Pelican as the official seabird of the state. Learn interesting facts about the ...
Pelecanus occidentalis (brown pelican) - Animal Diversity Web
Brown pelicans are diurnal, although they have been observed foraging at night during full moons. · Brown pelicans are the only species in the pelican family ...