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Scientific Name
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos J. F. Gmelin, 1789
Park
Joshua Tree National Park (JOTR)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
American White Pelican
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAves
OrderPelecaniformes
FamilyPelecanidae
GenusPelecanus
SpeciesPelecanus erythrorhynchos
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Timothy S. Redman and John Rotenberry, Department of Biology, University of California, Riverside: Biological Inventory - Birds at Joshua Tree National Park, 2003.
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Timothy S. Redman and John Rotenberry, Department of Biology, University of California, Riverside: Biological Inventory - Birds at Joshua Tree National Park, 2003.
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Timothy S. Redman and John Rotenberry, Department of Biology, University of California, Riverside: Biological Inventory - Birds at Joshua Tree National Park, 2003.
Management Tags
  • Management Priority
    In summer 2010, 5 diseased pelicans died in the park; JOTR staff sent specimens to USFWS lab; California Department of Fish and Game (CADFG): Species of Special Concern.
Seasonality Tags
  • Migratory
    Data Source: Timothy S. Redman and John Rotenberry, Department of Biology, University of California, Riverside: Biological Inventory - Birds at Joshua Tree National Park, 2003.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
3
References
2
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
H. De Lisle
Created Date
9/18/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Jennifer Stingelin Keefer
Last Modified Date
3/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: JOTR observations, Accepted Detail: American Ornithologists' Union (AOU): www.aou.org (Accessed on-line 1/19/2012).
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