American white pelican: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the American white pelican lives – recorded in 11 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Group	Seabirds, divers & grebes
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	11 countries
Continents	North America
Mass	6.92 kg (male organism, adult weight); 4.97 kg (female organism, adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Pelecaniformes
Family	Pelecanidae

Where does the American white pelican live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the American white pelican in 11 countries and territories across North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is an American white pelican?

Wikidata records the following for the American white pelican: mass 6.92 kg (male organism, adult weight); 4.97 kg (female organism, adult weight).

Is the American white pelican endangered?

The American white pelican’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the American white pelican?

The American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) is a bird in the order Pelecaniformes and the family Pelecanidae, genus Pelecanus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the American white pelican

The American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) is a large aquatic soaring bird from the order Pelecaniformes. It breeds in interior North America, moving south and to the coasts, as far as Costa Rica, in winter.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article American white pelican (revision 1380651679), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q735190 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).