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| Pelecanus occidentalis |
Linnaeus, 1766 |
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Family: Pelecanidae |
Order: Pelecaniformes |
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Brown pelican |
Pélican brun |
Pelicano alcatraz |
Braunpelikan |
| Migration: range extension |
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some erratic migration in the N |
Most populations resident and dispersive; some migration, especially in N populations, but movements often
erratic, depending on local conditions, and birds may even move N after breeding. Vagrant to British Columbia
and Nova Scotia, Canada, and also to Tierra del Fuego. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds),
1992)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1992) - www.hbw.com,
- Copyright: GROMS/BfN -
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| Regions: Caribbean Islands, Mesoamerica, North America, South America |
| Feedback: mail to Klaus Riede |
| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |