Order
Pelecaniformes
Family
Pelecanidae
Genus
Pelecanus
 
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 - Brown Pelican
 - Brown Pelican (Atlantic)
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Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis

Mark Shields
Version: 2.0 — Published July 15, 2014

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Figure 1. Distribution of the Brown Pelican in North and Middle America. - Range Map
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  • Year-round
  • Migration
  • Breeding
  • Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the Brown Pelican in North and Middle America.

And the western Caribbean.The dashed lines indicate the limits of post-breeding dispersal. This species also is a resident in the eastern Caribbean, along the coast of Ecuador, and in the Galápagos Islands. Wintering in South America not shown. See text for details.

Recommended Citation

Shields, M. (2014). Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.609