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Brown Pelican - Pelecanus occidentalis - Bruine Pelikaan
Coasts of southern North-, Central- and northern South America.
The following 5 subspecies are being recognized:
Pelecanus occidentalis californicus - Coasts of West-USA and West-Mexico;
Pelecanus occidentalis carolinensis - Atlantic coasts of temperate and tropical Americas;
Pelecanus occidentalis murphyi - coasts of West-Colombia and Ecuador;
Pelecanus occidentalis occidentalis - West Indies;
Pelecanus occidentalis urinator - Galápagos Islands.
Of this species there are also Nature Photo's available.