selected links to sites about pelicans

About pelicans, in general:

• About Pelicans (about.com)

• Mangoverde Bird Guide (includes sound files)

• Wikipedia entry and for the Dalmatian pelican

Behavior and biology sites:

• 1983 Recovery Plan for CA Brown Pelican, source, FWS

• Birds of North America (BNA), Cornell, subscription

• Breton NWR, Eastern Brown Pelican

• Brown Pelicans, biological and ecotoxicological characteristics;

• Nature Conservancy Brown Pelican Management Abstract

• Pelican skulls

Community Organizations:

• Pelicans on Parade (LA)

• Pelicans on Parade, Klamath, OR

Photos:

• Monterey Bay pelicans, photos

• photos of the different species

• stamps of pelicans (and other birds)

• Stock pictures of pelicans;
  

Species Descriptions:

AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos): (USGS) ; Canadian links: Ray's Web; Ft Worth Zoo; photos; Chase Lake NWR (USFG)

AUSTRALIAN PELICANS (Pelecanus conspicillatus):Australian pelican; (for children, nice photos) ; fact sheet ; reef ed;

BROWN PELICANS (Pelecanus occidentalis) (5 subspecies): in Channel Islands NP ; Eastern (Florida parks); Cornell Lab of Ornithology;

DALMATIAN PELICANS (Pelecanus crispus): Europa site; Hellenic Ornithologic Soc.; photos; more photos; more photos; Eastern Asia subpopulation in Mongolia;

PERUVIAN PELICAN (Pelecanus thagus): handsome photos from Peru and Chile;

PINK-BACKED PELICAN (Pelecanus rufescens): Ornithological Soc. in the Mid. East;

SPOT-BILLED PELICAN (Pelecanus philippensis):Red Data Book, Threatened Birds of Asia; BirdLife Species Fact Sheet;

 

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