Home | Butterflies | Dragonflies | Birds (media) | Flora & Fauna (media) | Observations | Species taxonomy |
Mexican Species | Download Checklists | Links | My 5 Chickens | Other Photos | The Birding Program | About |
Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) | |||
![]() |
|||
Subspecies | Show subspecies Hide subspecies | ||
carolinensis | carolinensis (Atlantic) | Breeds coastally in eastern United States (Maryland south to Florida and Texas), Eastern Mexico, Belize, and Honduras; And on Pacific coasts of Honduras, Costa Rica, and Panama. Disperses north on Atlantic coast and south to eastern Brazil; and on Pacific coast, north to southern Mexico and south to Peru. | |
californicus | californicus (California) | Breeds from southern California (Channel Islands) south locally to northwestern Mexico (south to Sinaloa). Disperses north and south along the coast. | |
occidentalis | occidentalis/murphyi (Southern) | West Indies and Caribbean to islands off Venezuela | |
murphyi | occidentalis/murphyi (Southern) | Breeds on the Pacific coast of northwestern South America (Colombia and Ecuador); disperses south to northern Chile | |
urinator | urinator (Galapagos) | Galapagos Islands | |
Endemic status | Not endemic | ||
Birds (media) | Yes | ||
Sound Guide | |||
Comment | |||
Select another species |