Back البجع البيروفى ARZ Pelecanus thagus Bulgarian Pelecanus thagus Breton Pelicà del Perú Catalan Pelecanus thagus CEB Pelican Periw Welsh Perupelikan Danish Chilepelikan German Perua pelikano Esperanto Pelecanus thagus Spanish
| Peruvian pelican | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | Pelecanidae |
| Genus: | Pelecanus |
| Species: | P. thagus
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| Pelecanus thagus Molina, 1782
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The Peruvian pelican (Pelecanus thagus) is a member of the pelican family. It lives on the west coast of South America, breeding in loose colonies from about 33.5 degrees south in central Chile to Piura in northern Peru, and occurring as a visitor in southern Chile and Ecuador.[2] It used to be considered a subspecies of the brown pelican.
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Pelecanus thagus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22697619A132596827. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22697619A132596827.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Peruvian pelican". Handbook of the Birds of the World. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
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