Night activity in the Brown Pelican
Robert M and McNeil R. 1989. Night activity in the Brown Pelican. Colonial Waterbirds. 12(1):118-119
Activity patterns of Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) have previously appeared to be exclusively diurnal. We report on incidental observations of nocturnal activity in this species at the Chacopata lagoon complex in northeastern Venezuela, during a study of night-feeding in shorebirds and other waterbirds. As the nocturnal presence of Brown Pelicans over our study area was noted on only three of 102 observation periods, the activity patterns of the species at Chacopata, as elsewhere, was clearly diurnal. Abstract provided by author.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Robert, Michael; McNeil, Raymond
- Units
- BUIS
- Keywords
- Activity, activity patterns, Animal characteristics, Brown pelican, Chacopata, Diurnal, Night activity, Nocturnal, Pelecanus occidentalis