Order: Pelecaniformes | Family: Pelecanidae | IUCN Status: Near Threatened
Age: Adult Breeding | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Coast of Peru
Age: Adult Non-breeding | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Coast of Peru
Age: Sub-adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Coast of Peru
Age: Adults | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Coast of Peru
Identification & Behavior: ~154 cm (60.6 in). Adult Peruvian Pelicans are silvery gray with pale-yellow to white head and necks. In breeding plumage, the back and sides of the neck turn a rich, dark reddish-brown. The bill is yellowish with red lower mandible that fades to yellow toward the base of the bill. Juveniles are brown above and pale below with gray bill. The similar Brown Pelican has very similar plumage stages, but are smaller, nearly half the size of a Peruvian Pelican.
Status: The Peruvian Pelican is associated with the Humboldt Current where it is common in coastal waters. Ranges north to Piura, but disperses northward to Ecuador.
Name in Spanish: Pelícano Peruano.
Sub-species: Peruvian Pelican (Pelecanus thagus) Molina, 1782.
Meaning of Name: Pelecanus: Gr. pelekan, pelekanos = pelican. thagus: no information..
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Distribution Map
Voice:
Generally Silent.
Voice:Generally Silent.
References:
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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 11/09/2014.