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Pelecanus occidentalis californicus; Brown Pelican   

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Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
Brown Pelican
Photographer: Glenn and Martha Vargas
Organization: California Academy of Sciences
Collection: CalAcademy

ID: 1073 3283 3180 0062 (2002-02-25)

Copyright © 2002 California Academy of Sciences

 
INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO
  • date of photo  Jun 1957
  • latitude 26.74713   longitude -111.88872   max error distance 1600 meters     View on Google Maps.
  • horizontal datum World Geodetic System 1984
  • georeferencing source GeoLocate
  • georeferencing remarks Isla Blanca, Baja California. Centered on an island that was identified as Blanca in a panoramic photo, uncertainty includes nearby islands.
  • location   Baja California, Isla Blanco (Isla Blanco, Mexico)
  • family Pelecanidae
  • notes   group on rock
  • CalAcademy slide #   T 64787
  • photo category: Animal - Bird

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL
  • common names   Brown Pelican (ITIS )
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    1. Reviewed by Simon Tonge    Feb 2, 2013

    Action: changed name from "Pelecanus occidentalis" to "Pelecanus occidentalis californicus "

    Reviewer's comments:
         "Adding subspecific name"

     
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