Texas - Eastern Brown Pelican - Pelecanus Occidentalis

	Eastern Brown Pelican - Pelecanus Occidentalis
STATUS: Endangered, without critical habitat throughout historic range, delisted in Florida, Alabama, and the United States Atlantic coast. DESCRIPTION: A large (wingspan 6.5 feet), dark gray-brown water bird with a long, pouched orange bill. Adults have white head and neck, brownish-black on their breast and belly, and are silver grayish on most of their upper parts. HABITAT: Sea coasts and coastal islands DISTRIBUTION: Present: Southeastern states from South Carolina to Florida and west to Texas. In Texas, Aransas, Brazoria, Calhoun, Cameron, Chambers, Galveston, Jackson, Kennedy, Kleberg, Matagorda, Nueces, San Patricio, and Willacy counties. Brown pelican nest in Calhoun, Kleberg, Matagorda, Nueces, Refugio, and San Patricio counties. Historic: Southeastern states from South Carolina to Florida and west to Texas. In Texas, the species was found primarily along the coast. THREATS AND/OR REASONS FOR DECLINE:Pesticides, human disturbance, and loss of habitat due to commercial and urban development. OTHER INFORMATION: Recovery Plan approved in 1979. Recovery is progressing throughout the southeast as a result of reduced contaminant levels. Breeding numbers in Texas have increased to over 500 pairs in 1991. Limiting factors in Texas now appear to be human disturbance and restricted habitat. REFERENCES: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. August 1992. Threatened and Endangered Species of Texas. Endangered Species Office, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Eastern Brown Pelican - Pelecanus Occidentalis

STATUS: Endangered, without critical habitat throughout historic range, delisted in Florida, Alabama, and the United States Atlantic coast.

DESCRIPTION: A large (wingspan 6.5 feet), dark gray-brown water bird with a long, pouched orange bill. Adults have white head and neck, brownish-black on their breast and belly, and are silver grayish on most of their upper parts.

HABITAT: Sea coasts and coastal islands

DISTRIBUTION:

Present: Southeastern states from South Carolina to Florida and west to Texas. In Texas, Aransas, Brazoria, Calhoun, Cameron, Chambers, Galveston, Jackson, Kennedy, Kleberg, Matagorda, Nueces, San Patricio, and Willacy counties. Brown pelican nest in Calhoun, Kleberg, Matagorda, Nueces, Refugio, and San Patricio counties.
Historic: Southeastern states from South Carolina to Florida and west to Texas. In Texas, the species was found primarily along the coast.

THREATS AND/OR REASONS FOR DECLINE:Pesticides, human disturbance, and loss of habitat due to commercial and urban development.

OTHER INFORMATION: Recovery Plan approved in 1979. Recovery is progressing throughout the southeast as a result of reduced contaminant levels. Breeding numbers in Texas have increased to over 500 pairs in 1991. Limiting factors in Texas now appear to be human disturbance and restricted habitat.

REFERENCES:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. August 1992. Threatened and Endangered Species of Texas. Endangered Species Office, Albuquerque, New Mexico