Pelecanus erythrorhynchos   Gmelin, 1789

American white pelican
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Aves | Pelecaniformes | Pelecanidae

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

Others.  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Eastern Pacific and Western Atlantic: St Pierre Miquelon, Belize and Puerto Rico.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 178 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 5.9 kg (Ref. 356)

Short description Morphology

Culmen: 38.1 cm; tarsus: 11.85 cm; wing: 62.23 cm.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Total Length: 127 to 178 cm; Wingspan: 244 to 299 cm (Ref. 8812).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

SAUP Database. 2006. (Ref. 356)

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

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 01 October 2016

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 12.8 - 28, mean 26.9 (based on 914 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.