brown pelican
species of bird
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Summary
brown pelican is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.63% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,174 views/month, #1,222 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: pelican[5]
- Taxon name: Pelecanus occidentalis[6]
- Commons category: Pelecanus occidentalis[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Pelecanus occidentalis[8]
- Commons gallery: Pelecanus occidentalis[9]
- Short name: P. occidentalis[10]
- Taxon common name: Pelican brown America[11], Brown Pelican[12], Braunpelikan[13], Pelícano pardo[14], pelicà bru[15], pelikán hnědý[16], pruunpelikan[17], Brunpelikan[18], Американский бурый пеликан[19], カッショクペリカン[20], Brun Pelikan[21], ruskopelikaani[22], barna gödény[23], pelikan brunatny[24]
- Wingspan: 215.5 cm[25]
- Mass: 3.702 kg[26], 3.174 kg[27]
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Identifiers
brown pelican's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 4328[28]. brown pelican's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 37043[29]. brown pelican's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45509060[30]. brown pelican's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5229158[31]. brown pelican's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174685[32].
Why It Matters
brown pelican has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]