Pelicans

Peruvian Pelican

Pelecanus thagus

The Peruvian Pelican (Pelecanus thagus) is a 3.4 kg ocean-going bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. It stays put all year.

Family

Pelicans

Order

Pelecaniformes

Weight

3.4 kg

Habitat

Marine

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

3

Photo: (c) Jorge Herreros de Lartundo, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist