Normally three eggs are laid. They are dirty white in color. The nests are built in low mangroves. Both parents help with incubation.
Eggs incubate about four weeks and fledging takes place after about ten weeks.
He gathers nesting material and she builds the nest. They have also been known to nest on the ground or in a cavity. They live about 25 years. Primarily fish, the brown pelicans feed their young regurgitated food. The breast has air pockets to help absorb the energy of impact.