Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

Order

PELECANIFORMES

Family

Pelicans (Pelecanidae)

Code 4

BRPE

Code 6

PELOCC

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Specialized
Eye Color: Brown in young, lightening to straw white or light sky blue as courtship approaches; Returns to brown after courtship.
Head Pattern: Plain, Eyering
Crown Color: White
Forehead Color: Pale Yellow
Nape Color: Dark red-brown
Throat Color: Dark red-brown, white and yellow.
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 122-127 cm (48-50 in)
Weight: 3718 g (131.2 oz)
Size: 5. Very Large (32 - 72 in)
Color Primary: Brown
Underparts: Brown-black
Upperparts: Streaked gray-brown.
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Striped or streaked, Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Graceful., Powerful flight with deliberate wing beats alternating with short glides.
Wingspan Range: 198-213 cm (78-84 in)
Wing Shape: Long-Wings
Tail Shape: Fan-shaped Tail, Squared Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Brown-black
Under Tail: Brown-black
Leg Color: Black

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