Peruvian pelican

Description

This species is restricted to the coast of central Peru and Chile.Although the population may currently exceed 500,000 mature individuals (del Hoyo et al.1992),this is a fraction of former numbers and numbers fluctuate greatly in association with El Nio,and with numbers of schooling anchoveta Engraulis ringens.Pelecanus thagus is a pelican native to Chile and Peru.Its common name is Pelicano-Peruvian.It is sometimes considered a sub-species of brown pelican ( Pelecanus occidentalis ),the pelican-brown-peruvian ( Pelecanus occidentalis thagus ).