Peruvian Pelican (Pelecanus thagus)
About the Peruvian Pelican
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. It used to be considered a subspecies of the brown pelican.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 1 recording for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Peru in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchosrecording
- Australian PelicanPelecanus conspicillatusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.