Brown Pelican

Photos copyright: RP/monacoeye • St Barths • 2008 • Do not copy without permission

Bird name: Brown Pelican
Latin: Pelecanus occidentalis
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Family: Pelecanidae • Pelicans

Pictured above is the Caribbean Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis occidentalis, sent in by Robert Paylor in St Barths.

The Brown Pelican, the smallest of the pelicans, is found in North, Central and South America.





Below, large numbers of Brown Pelecans, Pelecanus occidentalis carolinensis, seen on along the shoreline in Panama City near the airport.

Photo copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy • Costa del Este, Panama, 9 May 2010