{"id":24345,"date":"2012-10-29T20:38:15","date_gmt":"2012-10-29T19:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/seabirds\/brown-pelican-pelecanus-occidentalis\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T09:12:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T08:12:50","slug":"brown-pelican-pelecanus-occidentalis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/seabirds\/brown-pelican-pelecanus-occidentalis\/","title":{"rendered":"Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is the smallest of the eight species of pelican, although it is a large bird in nearly every other regard. The Brown Pelican occurs on coasts in the Americas from Washington and Virginia south to northern Peru and the mouth of the Amazon River, as well as the island of Saut d&#8217;Eau in Trinidad and Tobago.<\/p>\n<p>Factsheet: Brown Pelican\u00a0<i>Pelecanus\u00a0occidentalis<\/i>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ngg-galleryoverview\" id=\"ngg-gallery-117-24345\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-664\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/brown-pelican-pelecanus-occidentalis\/brown-pelican-pelecanus-occidentalis-9.jpg\" title=\"Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at Refugio De Aves De Boqueron, Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at Refugio De Aves De Boqueron, Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/brown-pelican-pelecanus-occidentalis\/thumbs\/thumbs_brown-pelican-pelecanus-occidentalis-9.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-663\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/brown-pelican-pelecanus-occidentalis\/brown-pelican-pelecanus-occidentalis-8.jpg\" title=\"Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at Refugio De Aves De Boqueron, Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at Refugio De Aves De Boqueron, Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/brown-pelican-pelecanus-occidentalis\/thumbs\/thumbs_brown-pelican-pelecanus-occidentalis-8.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-662\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/brown-pelican-pelecanus-occidentalis\/brown-pelican-pelecanus-occidentalis-7.jpg\" title=\"Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at Refugio De Aves De Boqueron, Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at Refugio De Aves De Boqueron, Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/brown-pelican-pelecanus-occidentalis\/thumbs\/thumbs_brown-pelican-pelecanus-occidentalis-7.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-661\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/brown-pelican-pelecanus-occidentalis\/brown-pelican-pelecanus-occidentalis-6.jpg\" title=\"Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at La Parguera,  Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at La Parguera,  Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/brown-pelican-pelecanus-occidentalis\/thumbs\/thumbs_brown-pelican-pelecanus-occidentalis-6.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-660\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/brown-pelican-pelecanus-occidentalis\/brown-pelican-pelecanus-occidentalis-5.jpg\" title=\"Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at La Parguera,  Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at La Parguera,  Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/brown-pelican-pelecanus-occidentalis\/thumbs\/thumbs_brown-pelican-pelecanus-occidentalis-5.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-659\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/brown-pelican-pelecanus-occidentalis\/brown-pelican-pelecanus-occidentalis-4.jpg\" title=\"Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at La Parguera,  Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at La Parguera,  Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/brown-pelican-pelecanus-occidentalis\/thumbs\/thumbs_brown-pelican-pelecanus-occidentalis-4.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-658\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/brown-pelican-pelecanus-occidentalis\/brown-pelican-pelecanus-occidentalis-3.jpg\" title=\"Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at El Combate,  Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at El Combate,  Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/brown-pelican-pelecanus-occidentalis\/thumbs\/thumbs_brown-pelican-pelecanus-occidentalis-3.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-657\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/brown-pelican-pelecanus-occidentalis\/brown-pelican-pelecanus-occidentalis-2.jpg\" title=\"Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at Refugio De Aves De Boqueron, Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at Refugio De Aves De Boqueron, Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/brown-pelican-pelecanus-occidentalis\/thumbs\/thumbs_brown-pelican-pelecanus-occidentalis-2.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-656\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/brown-pelican-pelecanus-occidentalis\/brown-pelican-pelecanus-occidentalis-1.jpg\" title=\"Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at Refugio De Aves De Boqueron, Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at Refugio De Aves De Boqueron, Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/brown-pelican-pelecanus-occidentalis\/thumbs\/thumbs_brown-pelican-pelecanus-occidentalis-1.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t<!-- Pagination -->\n \t<div class=\"ngg-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is the smallest of the eight species of pelican, although it is a large bird in nearly every other regard. 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