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Scientific Name
Pelecanus occidentalis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Pelecanus occidentalis Linnaeus, 1766
Park
Colonial National Historical Park (COLO)
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
Present
Occurrence Notes
Also see Observation evidence
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: The AOU Checklist of North American Birds, 1998
Abundance
Unknown
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
VA State Rank, 2006=S1B,S3N;VA State Protection Status, 2006=SC;Federal Status, 2006=
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Cornell Lab of Ornithology online, 2007: Breeds in scattered locations along coasts from Maryland southward around Florida and westward to southern Texas and Mexico, to Honduras. Wanders widely after breeding, north to British Columbia and New England.; Data Source: Bradshaw COLO Inventory 2003.mdb
-
Resident
Data Source: pers. comm. Daniel Cristol, Professor, Biology Department, College of William & Mary, P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795, dacris@wm.edu, 757 221 2405
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
9
References
0
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
W&M MCK
Created Date
3/17/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
dskidds@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
12/18/2014 7:37:30 AM
Notes
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Big Bend National Park (BIBE)
Big Cypress National Preserve (BICY)
Biscayne National Park (BISC)
Buck Island Reef National Monument (BUIS)
Cabrillo National Monument (CABR)
Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CAHA)
Cape Lookout National Seashore (CALO)
Canaveral National Seashore (CANA)
Castillo De San Marcos National Monument (CASA)
Channel Islands National Park (CHIS)
Fort Caroline National Memorial (FOCA)
Fort Pulaski National Monument (FOPU)
Gulf Islands National Seashore (GUIS)
Everglades National Park (EVER)
Fort Point National Historic Site (FOPO)
Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA)
Gateway National Recreation Area (GATE)
Cumberland Island National Seashore (CUIS)
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (ORPI)
Olympic National Park (OLYM)
Lake Mead National Recreation Area (LAKE)
Fire Island National Seashore (FIIS)
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (GLCA)
Fort Matanzas National Monument (FOMA)
Fort Sumter National Historical Park (FOSU)
Crater Lake National Park (CRLA)
Petrified Forest National Park (PEFO)
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Dry Tortugas National Park (DRTO)
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GOGA)
Fort Frederica National Monument (FOFR)
Virgin Islands National Park (VIIS)
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SAMO)
Point Reyes National Seashore (PORE)
Presidio of San Francisco (PRSF)
Redwood National Park (REDW)
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve (TIMU)
Yosemite National Park (YOSE)
Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve (SARI)
