Pelecanus occidentalis californicus

Pelecanus occidentalis californicus is a subspecies of brown pelican native to America.[1]

Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Pelecanidae
Genus: Pelecanus
Species:
P. occidentalis
Subspecies:
P. o. californicus
Trinomial name
Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
Linnaeus, 1766
Distribution of brown pelican
Red: Year-round nonbreeding
Orange: Year-round breeding

Distribution and habitat

This subspecies breeds on the Pacific coast of California and Baja California, and south to Jalisco. Its non-breeding range extends north along the Pacific coast to British Columbia, and south to Guatemala. It is rarely found in El Salvador.[2]

In the Gulf of California this subspecies comprises the majority of the nesting, about 76%.[3]

References
  1. "Pelecanus occidentalis californicus". itis.gov.
  2. "Pélican brun". stringfixer.com.
  3. "Brown Pelicans, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus (Aves: Pelecanidae): Five decades with ENSO, dynamic nesting, and contemporary breeding status in the Gulf of California". scielo.
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