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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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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
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
51646515/12/2016United StatesCaliforniaLaguna Beach24Virginia Bonifacio
49293315/10/2016United StatesCaliforniaSanta BarbaraCarlos Schmidt
125257030/01/2016United StatesCaliforniaPoint La Jolla--seawatch, San Diego12Gabriel Carbajales
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EcoRegistros. 2026. Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 22/03/2026.