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Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis
Linnaeus, C, 1766
Pelícano Pardo
Pelicano-pardo
Family: Pelecanidae
Order: Pelecaniformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

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Photography ID: 185522
  Adult
Mazatlan
Sinaloa
Mexico
01/10/2017
Virginia Bonifacio
Foto
Photography ID: 183279
  Adult
Orange Couty
California
United States
12/21/2016
Virginia Bonifacio



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
56118826/01/2017United StatesCaliforniaBolsa Chica Ecological Reserve6Virginia Bonifacio
56107517/01/2017United StatesCaliforniaMarina del rey3Virginia Bonifacio
56104611/01/2017MexicoJaliscoMalecón, Puerto Vallarta25Virginia Bonifacio
52823210/01/2017MexicoSinaloaIsla de la Piedra, Mazatlan50Virginia Bonifacio
56099509/01/2017MexicoBaja California SurCabo San Lucas50Virginia Bonifacio
56098106/01/2017United StatesCaliforniaBolsa Chica Ecological Reserve2Virginia Bonifacio
52087323/12/2016United StatesCaliforniaMecca Beach, Salton Sea23Virginia Bonifacio
52085322/12/2016United StatesCaliforniaQueen Mary, Long Beach2Virginia Bonifacio
52080421/12/2016United StatesCaliforniaUpper Newport Bay, Orange Couty10Virginia Bonifacio
52074320/12/2016United StatesCaliforniaBatiquitos Lagoon, San Diego County2Virginia Bonifacio
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/04/2026.