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The Peruvian pelican is considerably larger, ranging from about 5 to 7 kg (11–15 lb) in weight, 137 to 152 cm (4.5–5.0 ft) in length and with a wingspan of about 228 cm (7.5 ft). [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Compared to the brown pelican, it also has proportionally longer crest feathers, as well as differences in the colours of the gular pouch , beak ...
The Peruvian pelican was previously considered a subspecies of the brown pelican, but is now considered a separate species on the basis of its much greater size (around double the weight of the brown pelican), differences in bill color and plumage, and a lack of evidence of hybridization between the forms where their ranges approach and overlap ...
The brown pelican usually plunge-dives head-first for its prey, from a height as great as 10–20 m (33–66 ft), especially for anchovies and menhaden. [74] [72] [71] The only other pelican to feed using a similar technique is the Peruvian pelican, but its dives are typically from a lower height than the brown pelican. [75]
Pelicans are large water birds with a distinctive pouch under their beak. As with other members of the order Pelecaniformes, they have webbed feet with four toes. Two species have been recorded in Peru. Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis; Peruvian pelican, Pelecanus thagus
Peruvian pelicans, common in the Humboldt Current area. Order: ... Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis (V) Peruvian pelican, Pelecanus thagus; Herons
California brown pelicans are a federally protected species, and Central and Southern California wildlife rehabilitation facilities have begun admitting “an unusually high number of debilitated ...
P. paranensis exhibits derived characteristics shared with the extant brown and Peruvian pelicans, suggesting it belongs in the New World pelican clade and is closely related to these two species, whilst the American white pelican is a sister taxon to the clade including the aforementioned three species. [1]
Brown pelican, a protected species which commonly occurs in Puerto Rico's coasts. Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae. Pelicans are very large water birds with a distinctive pouch under their beak Like other birds in the order Pelecaniformes, they have four webbed toes. American white pelican, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos (A)