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Peruvian pelican

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473: 461: 433: 449: 489: 505: 75: 31: 196: 50: 307:). The Peruvian pelican is considerably larger, ranging from about 5 to 7 kg (11–15 lb) in weight, 137 to 152 cm (4.5–5.0 ft) in length and with a wingspan of about 228 cm (7.5 ft). Compared to the brown pelican, it also has proportionally longer crest feathers, as well as differences in the colours of the 460: 472: 359:. Unlike the brown pelican, they never dive from a great height to catch its food, instead diving from a shallow height or feeding while swimming on the surface. On occasion they may take other food items, such as nestling of 432: 785:
Passuni, Giannina; Barbraud, Christophe; Chaigneau, Alexis; Demarcq, Hervé; Ledesma, Jesus; Bertrand, Arnaud; Castillo, Ramiro; Perea, Angel; Mori, Julio; Viblanc, Vincent A.; Torres-Maita, Jose; Bertrand, Sophie (2016).
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Daigre, M.; P. Arce; A. Simeone (2012). "Fledgling Peruvian Pelicans (Pelecanus thagus) attack and consume younger unrelated conspecifics".
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Cursach, J.A.; J.R. Rau; J. VilugrĂłn (2016). "Presence of the Peruvian Pelican Pelicanus thagus in seabird colonies of Chilean Patagonia".
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One factor affecting their status may be competition with fishing industries for anchovies, a primary food source for the species.
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Schulenberg, Thomas S.; Stotz, Douglas F.; Lane, Daniel F.; O'Neill, John P.; III, Theodore A. Parker (2010-05-04).
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Jeyasingham, Will S.; Taylor, Scott A.; Zavalaga, Carlos B.; Simeone, Alejandro; Friesen, Vicki L. (2013).
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Several Peruvian pelicans at the Caleta Pan de AzĂșcar fishing village in Pan de AzĂșcar National Park, Chile
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for approximately 4 to 5 weeks, with the rearing period lasting about 3 months.
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These birds are dark in colour with a white stripe from the top of the
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up to the crown and down the sides of the neck. They have long tufted
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Jaramillo, A. (2009). "Humboldt Current seabirding in Chile".
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unrelated chicks of their own species. They also feed on
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on the top of their heads. It was previously considered a
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The main breeding season occurs from September to March.
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Peruvian pelican in Pan de AzĂșcar National Park, Chile
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Conservation status
Near Threatened
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Pelecaniformes
Pelecanidae
Pelecanus
Binomial name
Molina

Synonyms
pelican
South America
colonies
33.5 degrees south
Chile
Piura
Peru
Ecuador
brown pelican
bill
feathers
subspecies
brown pelican

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