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Louisiana species impacted by Global Warming
Brown Pelican Brown Pelican
(Pelecanus occidentalis)

State bird of Louisiana
Photo © Tom Vezo
Learn more about this bird at eNature.com

 
The brown pelican is not in danger of disappearing from Louisiana.

Description
45-54" (1.1-1.4 m). W. 7'6" (2.3 m). A very large, stocky bird with a dark brown body and a long flat bill. The only non-white pelican in the world. Head whitish in adults, with dark brown on hindneck during breeding season. Young birds have dark brown head and whitish bellies..

Voice
Usually silent, but utters low grunts on nesting grounds.

Habitat
Sandy coastal beaches and lagoons, waterfronts and pilings, and rocky cliffs.
See birds in your state with populations that are:

Acadian Flycatcher
American Redstart
Baltimore Oriole
Black-and-white Warbler
Boat-tailed Grackle
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Cerulean Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Field Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Gray Catbird
Kentucky Warbler
Louisiana Waterthrush
Tree Swallow
Warbling Vireo
White-breasted Nuthatch
Yellow-throated Vireo
American Goldfinch



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The background information for this presentation comes from The Birdwatcher's Guide to Global Warming, which was prepared by Jeff Price, Ph.D., American Bird Conservancy and Patricia Glick, M.S., National Wildlife Federation.

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