Brown+Pelican+2010

By: Tia.A.



The brown pelican is about four feet in length with a wing span of 79 inches. It weighs 70-176 ounces. The size is 39-54 inches. It has a brown and gray body and a white head with a light brown crown. During breeding season its neck is dark brown. Young pelicans are all brown. The brown pelican has a very long gray bill with a large pouch of skin. It eats fish, crustaceans, and marine invertebrates. Their nest is made of sticks, reeds, and grass. It can be built on the ground, in a tree or in a bush. The female lays one to four eggs that are chalky white. They leave the nest when two and three months old. The brown pelican can be found on the Atlantic coast from North Carolina south. The brown pelican is endangered because they got shot for their feathers and the pesticide poisoning of DDT and littering. I can help save them by not hunting, using pesticides or by not littering.