What is Brown pelican?
{{Taxobox | name =Brown pelican | status = LC | status_system = iucn3.1 | image = Brown_Pelican21K.jpg | image_width = 250px | image_caption = Brown pelican | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | classis = [[bird|Aves]] | ordo = [[Pelecaniformes]] | familia = [[Pelecanidae]] | genus = ''[[Pelecanus]]'' | binomial = ''Pelecanus occidentalis'' | binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], 1766}} The '''brown pelican''' (''Pelecanus occidentalis'') is a large [[bird]] that lives along the coasts of the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]], [[Pacific Ocean]], and [[Gulf of Mexico]] in [[North America|North]] and [[South America]]. Brown pelicans are carnivores (meat-eaters) and hunt during the day (they are diurnal). They eat mostly [[fish]] and some [[amphibian]]s and [[crustacean]]s. {{-}} {{biology-stub}} [[category:Birds of North America]] [[category:Birds of South America]] [[Category:Pelecaniformes]] [[Category:National symbols of Saint Kitts and Nevis]]