Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

Brown Pelican, Fish Bones Pier, South Padre Island, Texas
Photograph by Alan And Elaine Wilson. Some rights reserved. (view image details)

Brown Pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis photo

Brown Pelican (Juvenile), Laguna Madre Nature Trail, South Padre Island, Texas
Photograph by Alan And Elaine Wilson. Some rights reserved. (view image details)

Brown Pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis photo

Brown Pelican, Laguna Madre Nature Trail, South Padre Island, Texas
Photograph by Alan And Elaine Wilson. Some rights reserved. (view image details)

BROWN PELICAN FACTS

Classification

Class:	Aves
Order:	Pelecaniformes
Family:	Pelecanidae
Genus:	Pelecanus
Species:	occidentalis
Common Name:	Brown Pelican

Relatives in same Genus
American White Pelican (P. erythrorhynchos)

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