Species profile
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
Quick answer
Plunge-dives from height; a coastal conservation success story.
- Scientific name
- Pelecanus occidentalis
- Family
- Pelecanidae
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Genus
- Pelecanus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Habitat
Coasts, estuaries
Recording Brown Pelican in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Pelecanidae
- American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
- Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus)
- Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus)
- Eopelecanus aegyptiacus (Eopelecanus aegyptiacus)
- Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
- Pelecanus cirrhatus (Pelecanus cirrhatus)
- Pelecanus gaimardi (Pelecanus gaimardi)
- Pelecanus gracilis (Pelecanus gracilis)