Peruvian pelican

Peruvian pelican
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Pelecanidae
Genus: Pelecanus
Species:
P. thagus
Binomial name
Pelecanus thagus
Molina, 1782
Synonyms
  • Pelecanus occidentalis thagus Molina, 1782
  • Pelecanus barbieri Oustalet, 1878

The Peruvian pelican (Pelecanus thagus) is a member of the pelican family. It lives on the west coast of South America, breeding in loose colonies from about 33.5 degrees south in central Chile to Piura in northern Peru, and occurring as a visitor in southern Chile and Ecuador.[2] It used to be considered a subspecies of the brown pelican.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Pelecanus thagus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22697619A132596827. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22697619A132596827.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Peruvian pelican". Handbook of the Birds of the World. Retrieved 21 May 2017.