Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalisLinnaeus, C, 1766
English (US) Brown Pelican
The Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Pelecanidae (Pelicans) in the order Pelecaniformes.
- Scientific name
- Pelecanus occidentalis
- Family
- Pelecanidae (Pelicans)
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Brown Pelican
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1766
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
- Pelecanus occidentalis carolinensis
- Pelecanus occidentalis murphyi
- Pelecanus occidentalis occidentalis
- Pelecanus occidentalis urinator
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1766
- Type locality
- Jamaica, from first citation.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.215
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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