Brown Pelican - Pelecanus occidentalis

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Scientific Name Pelecanus occidentalis
Author Linnaeus, 1766
Taxonomic Rank Species
Taxonomic # 174685
Common Names English: Brown Pelican
French: Pélican brun
Spanish: Pelícano pardo
Taxonomic Parents Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Chordata
    Subphylum: Vertebrata
      Class: Aves
        Order: Pelecaniformes
          Family: Pelecanidae
            Genus: Pelecanus
Taxonomic Children Subspecies: Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
Subspecies: Pelecanus occidentalis carolinensis
Subspecies: Pelecanus occidentalis murphyi
Subspecies: Pelecanus occidentalis occidentalis
Subspecies: Pelecanus occidentalis urinator
Synonyms (since 1950)
Taxonomic data is courtesy of the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

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ITIS#174685
StatusESA:Endangered
IUCN:LC
#records5,097
#datasets34
Years1975 - 2010
Latitudes3.99 - 48.36
Longitudes-124.54 - -60.69