Species: Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
California Brown Pelican
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Craniata
Class
Aves
Order
Pelecaniformes
Family
Pelecanidae
Genus
Pelecanus
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Classification
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Vertebrates - Birds - Other Birds
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Craniata - Aves - Pelecaniformes - Pelecanidae - Pelecanus
Ecology and Life History
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Short General Description
A large bird (pelican).
Migration
true - true - true - See files for P. OCCIDENTALIS.
Non-migrant
true
Locally Migrant
true
Food Comments
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Reproduction Comments
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Ecology Comments
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Length
122
Weight
3636
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G4T3
Global Status Last Reviewed
1996-11-20
Global Status Last Changed
1996-11-20
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
F - 20,000-200,000 square km (about 8000-80,000 square miles) - F - Breeds along Pacific coast of central and southern California (the Channel Islands south), on islands off Baja California and on islands in the Gulf of California (south to Isabella and the Tres Marias Islands); ranges regularly north of the breeding grounds to southern British Columbia (Johnsgard 1993, AOU 1998).
Global Range Code
F
Global Range Description
20,000-200,000 square km (about 8000-80,000 square miles)