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Scientific Name
Pelecanus occidentalis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Pelecanus occidentalis Linnaeus, 1766
Park
Acadia National Park (ACAD)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Brown Pelican
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Order | Pelecaniformes |
| Family | Pelecanidae |
| Genus | Pelecanus |
| Species | Pelecanus occidentalis |
Occurrence
Not In Park
Occurrence Notes
One record on Mdi, likely an escapee from a captive population (Jones 1986, Palmer 1949).
Occurrence Tags
- False Report
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Native to North America (Long 1981). Few records in Maine, some were escapees from captive populatins (Palmer 1949).
Abundance
Abundance Notes
Sibley (2000) rare vagrant in Maine.
Seasonality Tags
-
Vagrant
Sibley (2000) rare vagrant in Maine.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
G. Mittelhauser
Created Date
7/12/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
G. Mittelhauser
Last Modified Date
7/12/2002 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Checklist information (abundance, nativity) updated 4/9/03 by professional judgement of Bruce Connery, ACAD wildlife biologist.
An individual was captured in "Bar Harbor" in 1900 (Palmer 1949) and was apparently an escapee from a captive population in Castine.
Palmer (1949) "The specimen captured alive at Bar Harbor in the fall of 1900 (Dill 1901) was one of several brought from Florida and raised in captivity at Castine, Hancock County (Norton, 1916: 379; May, 1916)."
Bond (19??) Accidental (one record from Bar Harbor in autumn of 1900; possibly one of two brought to Castine from Florida in 1899).
Tyson and Bond (1941): One taken at Bar Harbor in the autumn of 1900, possibly released birds.
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