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Anderson, D. W.; Keith, J. O. 1980. The human influence on seabird nesting success: conservation implications. Biological Conservation 18: 65-80.
Blus, L. J. 1982. Further interpretation of the relation of organochlorine residues in Brown Pelican eggs to reproductive success. Environmental Pollution (Series A) 28: 15-33.
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del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A.; Sargatal, J. 1992. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 1: Ostrich to Ducks. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain.
Delany, S.; Scott, D. 2006. Waterbird population estimates. Wetlands International, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Elliott, A., Christie, D.A., Jutglar, F., de Juana, E. & Kirwan, G.M. 2018. Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Barcelona Available at: https://www.hbw.com/node/52616. (Accessed: 9 August 2018).
Franson, J. C., S. P. Hansen, T. E. Creekmore, C. J. Brand, D. C. Evers, A. E. Duerr and S. DeStefano. 2003. Lead fishing weights and other fishing tackle in selected waterbirds. Waterbirds 26(3): 345-352.
Keith, J. O., Jr. Woods, L. A. and E. G. Hunt. 1971. Reproductive failure in Brown Pelicans on the Pacific coast. Trans. N. Am. Wildl. Nat. Resour. Conf. 35: 56-63.
Mendenhall, V. M. and R. M. Prouty. 1978. Recovery of breeding success in a population of Brown Pelicans. Proc. Colon. Waterbird Group 1978: 65-70.
Shields, M. . 2014. Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Ithaca, NY, USA. Available at: https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.609. (Accessed: 09 August 2018).
Stiles, F. G. 1984. Seabirds of Costa Rica. In: Croxall, J.P.; Evans, P.G.H.; Schreiber, R.W. (ed.), Status and conservation of the world's seabirds, pp. 223-231. International Council for Bird Preservation, Cambridge, U.K.
IUCN SSC Pelican Specialist Group
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BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis. Downloaded from
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