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Pelecanus occidentalis   Linnaeus, 1766

Brown pelican
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Peru country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: C: Ref. 84934.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pe.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Enticott, J. and D. Tipling, 1997
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Bruine pelikaan, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Aves > Pelecaniformes () > Pelecanidae (pelicans)

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Others.   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Northeast Pacific and Western Central Atlantic.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 114 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 3.2 kg (Ref. 356)

Short description Morphology

Culmen: 28.9 cm; tarsus: 8.0 cm; wing: 5.13.5 cm.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Wingspan: 203 cm (Ref. 8812).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Stiles, F.G. 1984. (Ref. 5856)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 09 August 2018

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 19.5 - 28.1, mean 27 (based on 1074 cells).
Resilience (Ref. 69278) High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=26.34-29.07).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): High to very high vulnerability (68 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.