Subspecies

Pelecanus occidentalis californicus (California brown pelican)

Pelecanus occidentalis californicus. Photo: (c) BJ Stacey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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The brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is a bird of the pelican family, Pelecanidae, one of three species found in the Americas and one of two that feed by diving into water. It is found on the Atlantic Coast from New Jersey to the mouth of the Amazon River, and along the Pacific Coast from British Columbia to northern Chile, including the Galapagos Islands. The nominate subspecies in its breeding plumage has a white head with a…

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Aves (Birds)
        Order: Pelecaniformes (Pelicans, herons, ibises, and allies)
        Family: Pelecanidae (Pelicans)
        Genus: Pelecanus (Pelicans)
        Species: Pelecanus occidentalis (Brown pelican)
        Subspecies: Pelecanus occidentalis californicus (California brown pelican)

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