Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
Kingdom: Animalia Class: Aves Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Pelecanidae
Listing Status: (and others listed below)
General Information
The adult brown pelican is a large dark gray-brown water bird with white about the head and neck. Immatures are gray-brown above and on the neck, with white underparts. Although the Caribbean subspecies resembles the eastern subspecies, the Caribbean brown pelican has a darker non-breeding plumage above the surface. The Caribbean pelican usually also has a darker undersurface plumage during breeding than does the eastern brown pelican. Both subspecies can reach up to 8 pounds and larger individuals have wing spreads of over 7 feet.
Population detail
The FWS is currently monitoring the following populations of the Brown pelican
- Population location: Entire, except U.S. Atlantic coast, FL, AL
Listing status: Endangered
- This population has been proposed for delisting
- States/US Territories in which this population is known to occur: Arizona , California , Louisiana , Mississippi , Oregon , Puerto Rico , Texas , Virgin Islands , Washington
- USFWS Refuges in which this population is known to occur:
ARANSAS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
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BANDON MARSH NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
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BAYOU SAUVAGE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
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BIG BOGGY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
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BIG BRANCH MARSH NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
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- Countries in which the this population is known to occur: Antigua and Barbuda , Aruba , Bahamas , Barbados , Belize , British Virgin Islands , Canada , Cayman Islands , Chile , Colombia , Costa Rica , Cuba , Dominica , Dominican Republic , Ecuador , El Salvador , Grenada , Guatemala , Haiti , Honduras , Jamaica , Martinique , Mexico , Netherlands Antilles , Nicaragua , Panama , Peru , Saint Kitts and Nevis , Saint Lucia , Saint Vincent and the Grenadines , Suriname , Trinidad and Tobago , Turks and Caicos Islands , Venezuela
- For more information: http://www.fws.gov/endangered/factsheets/brown_pelican.pdf
- Population location: U.S. Atlantic coast, FL, AL
Listing status: Delisted Taxon-Recovered
- States/US Territories in which this population is known to occur: Alabama , Florida , Georgia , Maryland , North Carolina , South Carolina , Virginia
- For more information: http://www.fws.gov/endangered/factsheets/brown_pelican.pdf
- Population location: Louisiana population
Listing status: Under Review
- For more information: http://www.fws.gov/endangered/factsheets/brown_pelican.pdf
Status | Date Listed | Lead Region | Where Listed |
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06/02/1970 | California/Nevada Region (Region 8) | except U.S. Atlantic coast, FL, AL | |
06/02/1970 | Southeast Region (Region 4) | U.S. Atlantic coast, FL, AL | |
Southeast Region (Region 4) | Louisiana |
» Federal Register Documents
» Recovery
Recovery Plan Information SearchDate | Title | Plan Action Status | Plan Status |
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12/24/1986 | Brown Pelican Recovery Plan (Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands Pop.) | View Implementation Progress | Final |
02/03/1983 | California Brown Pelican Recovery Plan | View Implementation Progress | Final |
Date | Title |
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02/07/2007 | Brown Pelican 5-Year Review |
» Critical Habitat
No critical habitat rules have been published for the Brown pelican.
» Conservation Plans
HCP Plan Summaries |
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Cal. Dept. of Corrections Statewide Electrified Fence Project |
MHCP, City of Carlsbad Habitat Management Plan |
MSCP, City of Chula Vista Subarea Plan |
MSCP, City of La Mesa Subarea Plan |
MSCP, City of Poway Subarea Plan |
SHA Plan Summaries |
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Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Ormond Beach Property |
» Petitions
Date | Citation Page | Title | Finding |
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02/20/2008 | 73 FR 9407 9433 | 12-Month Petition Finding and Proposed Rule To Remove the Brown Pelican(Pelecanus occidentalis) From the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife; Proposed Rule | |
05/24/2006 | 71 FR 29908 29910 | 90-Day Finding on a Petition To Delist the California Brown Pelican and Initiation of a 5-Year Review for the Brown Pelican |
» Life History
No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.
» Other Resources
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