Category: Pelecaniformes

FLIGHT SPEEDS AND WINGBEAT FREQUENCIESOF THE MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD

Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) Science Article 1 abstract Fregatebirds are well specialized for remaining airborne for long periods of time. Unfortunately relatively little is actually known about their flight capabilities. The Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) is primarily a New World species and is seen regularly along the southern coasts of the United States. In the […]

Plumage and sexual maturation in the Great Frigatebird Fregata minor in the Galapagos Islands

Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor) Science Article 1 abstract The adaptive significance of distinctive immature plumages and protracted sexual and plumage maturation in birds remains controversial. This study aimed to establish the pattern of plumage maturation and the age at first breeding in the Great Frigatebird Fregata minor in the Galapagos Islands. We found that Great […]

BROWN PELICAN FORAGING SUCCESS AND KLEPTOPARASITISM BY LAUGHING GULLS

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) Science Article 1 abstract Previous studies have shown age-related differences in feeding success for a number of bird species, particularly those found in marine environments. We compared the foraging success of adult and immature Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) feeding along the Playa Miramar northwest of Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico. On many of […]

South Georgia Diving-petrel (Pelecanoides georgicus)

[order] PROCELLARIIFORMES | [family] Pelecanoididae | [latin] Pelecanoides georgicus | [authority] Murphy and Harper, 1916 | [UK] South Georgia Diving-petrel | [FR] Puffinure de Georgie du Sud | [DE] Breitschnabel-Lummensturmvogel | [ES] Potoyunco de Georgia | [NL] Zuidgeorgische Alkstormvogeltj Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The genus Pelecanoides is a peculiar group of small petrels form the […]

Peruvian Diving-petrel (Pelecanoides garnotii)

[order] PROCELLARIIFORMES | [family] Pelecanoididae | [latin] Pelecanoides garnotii | [authority] Lesson, 1828 | [UK] Peruvian Diving-petrel | [FR] Puffinure de Garnot | [DE] Garnot-Lummensturmvogel | [ES] Potoyunco Peruano | [NL] Chileens Alkstormvogeltje Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The genus Pelecanoides is a peculiar group of small petrels form the Southern Hemisphere. In appearance and superficially […]

Magellanic Diving-petrel (Pelecanoides magellani)

[order] PROCELLARIIFORMES | [family] Pelecanoididae | [latin] Pelecanoides magellani | [authority] Mathews, 1912 | [UK] Magellanic Diving-petrel | [FR] Puffinure de Magellan | [DE] Magellan-Lummensturmvogel | [ES] Potoyunco Magallanico | [NL] Magelhaenalkstormvogeltje Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The genus Pelecanoides is a peculiar group of small petrels form the Southern Hemisphere. In appearance and superficially similar […]

Common Diving-petrel (Pelecanoides urinatrix)

[order] PROCELLARIIFORMES | [family] Pelecanoididae | [latin] Pelecanoides urinatrix | [authority] Gmelin, 1789 | [UK] Common Diving-petrel | [FR] Puffinure plongeur | [DE] Lummensturmvogel | [ES] Potoyunco Comun | [NL] Alkstormvogeltje Subspecies Monotypic species Genus The genus Pelecanoides is a peculiar group of small petrels form the Southern Hemisphere. In appearance and superficially similar tot […]

American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)

[order] PELECANIFORMES | [family] Pelecanidae | [latin] Pelecanus erythrorhynchos | [UK] American White Pelican | [FR] Pelican d’Amerique | [DE] Nashornpelikan | [ES] Pelicano Norteamericano | [NL] Witte Pelikaan Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics Huge (wingspread 8endash 9 1/2 feet). White, with black primaries and a great orange-yellow bill. Adults in breeding plumage have a […]