page_title: List of birds of Vieques
section_title: Pelicans
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Vieques / Pelicans
caption_attribution_description: Pelecanus occidentalis Čeština: Dva palikáni hnědí odpočívají na kůlech poblíž města Ponce Inlet na Floridě. Deutsch: Zwei Braunpelikane ruhen sich auf Holzpflöcken in der Nähe von Ponce Inlet (Florida, USA) aus. English: Two brown pelicans rest on wooden posts in the Ponce Inlet harbor near Ponce Inlet, Florida. Español: Dos pelícanos descansando en sendos postes en Ponce Inlet, Florida (Estados Unidos). Français&#160;: Un pélican brun (Pelecanus occidentalis) se sèche au soleil. Latina: Duo pelecani occidentales. 日本語: 杭の上で休む2羽のカッショクペリカン（フロリダ州ポンスインレト） Norsk nynorsk: To brunpelikanar (Pelecanus occidentalis) på pålar nær Ponce Inlet i Florida. Polski: Dwa pelikany brunatne (Pelecanus occidentalis) odpoczywają na Florydzie (USA). Português: Dois Pelicanos pardos pousados em estacas próximas de Ponce Inlet, Flórida, EUA. Slovenščina: Rjava pelikana počivata na kolih blizu kraja Ponce Inlet. Florida, ZDA. ไทย: นกกระทุงสีน้ำตาล (Pelecanus occidentalis) สองตัวเกาะหลักไม้ ในอ่าวพอนซ์, มลรัฐฟลอริดา, ประเทศสหรัฐอเมริกา 中文: 美国佛罗里达特有的褐色塘鹅
context_page_description: This is a list of birds recorded in the island of Vieques. Vieques is an island municipality of Puerto Rico located off the east coast of the main island of Puerto Rico, south of Culebra island and west of the Virgin Islands. It has a total area of 348.15 km², of which only 135 km² is land area. On May 1, 2001, the western end of Vieques National Wildlife Refuge was established and on May 1, 2003, the same day as the exit of the U.S. Navy from the island, the eastern end of the refuge was established.
  There are a total of 142 species recorded from the island of Vieques. Some species, such as the Puerto Rican parrot, have been extirpated from the island but are, nonetheless, included in this list. Extinct species are not included in this list.
  This list presents the following information for each species: common and scientific name of each species, preferred habitat, breeding status in Vieques and frequency of occurrence for each season. Tags are used to describe this information for each species.
context_section_description: Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Pelecanidae
  Pelicans are very large water birds with a distinctive pouch under their beak Like other birds in the order Pelecaniformes, they have four webbed toes.
caption: Brown pelican, a protected species which commonly occurs in Vieques's coasts.
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