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Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis subsp. carolinensis

Photo: Hans Smulders

Classification

Pelecanus [genus]
occidentalis [species] (2)
carolinensis [subspecies]

Classification

Pelecanus [genus]
occidentalis [species] (2)
carolinensis [subspecies]

Names

Dutch name Bruine pelikaan
English name Brown Pelican
Alternative English name Pelican (Saba, St. Eustatius and St. Martin)
Papiamento name Rògans (Aruba)
Papiamento name Ganshi (Bonaire, Curaçao)
Valid name Pelecanus occidentalis subsp. carolinensis Gmelin, 1789

Classification