Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Pelecanus occidentalis californicus Ridgway, 1884

Pelícano pardo, Brown Pelican

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Aves

Order
Pelecaniformes

Family
Pelecanidae

Genus
Pelecanus

Species
occidentalis

Subspecies
californicus

Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa

References

  • Integrated Taxonomic Information System (2021) Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Www.itis.gov
  • GBIF Secretariat (2021) GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei Accessed via https://www.gbif.org/species/5284517

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"Galapagos Species Database, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=9077. Accessed 12 May 2025.