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Diving California brown pelican half-submerged after a dive Flock of California brown pelicans feeding in waters off San Diego, California. The brown pelican is a piscivore, primarily feeding on fish. [38] Menhaden may account for 90% of its diet, [39] and the anchovy supply is particularly important to the brown pelican's nesting success. [40]
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The brown pelican is the state bird of Louisiana. This list of birds of Louisiana includes species credibly documented in the U.S. state of Louisiana, as accepted by the Louisiana Bird Records Committee (LBRC) of the Louisiana Ornithological Society. [1]
Eastern goldfinch (American goldfinch) Spinus tristis tristis: 1933 [20] Kansas: Western meadowlark: Sturnella neglecta: 1933 [21] Kentucky: Northern cardinal: Cardinalis cardinalis: 1926 [22] Louisiana: Eastern brown pelican: Pelecanus occidentalis: 1966 [23] Maine: Chickadee: Poecile, species not specified (de facto Poecile atricapillus) [24 ...
The brown pelican usually plunge-dives head-first for its prey, from a height as great as 10–20 m (33–66 ft), especially for anchovies and menhaden. [74] [72] [71] The only other pelican to feed using a similar technique is the Peruvian pelican, but its dives are typically from a lower height than the brown pelican. [75]
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