American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) wildspecies.ca

Secure

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Birds

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Common Names

English common name:

American White Pelican

French common name:

Pélican d'Amérique

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	American White Pelican	Pélican d'Amérique
2005	American White Pelican	Pélican d'Amérique
2010	American White Pelican	Pélican d'Amérique
2015	American White Pelican	Pélican d'Amérique
2020	American White Pelican	Pélican d'Amérique

Source: iNaturalist

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

DEUTEROSTOMIA

Phylum

Chordata

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Infraphylum

Gnathostomata

Superclass

Tetrapoda

Class

Reptilia

Subclass

Aves

Infraclass

Neognathae

Superorder

Neoaves

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2000	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos	Pelecanidae	Pelecaniformes
2005	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos	Pelecanidae	Pelecaniformes
2010	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos	Pelecanidae	Pelecaniformes
2015	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos	Pelecanidae	Pelecaniformes
2020	Pelecanus erythrorhynchos	Pelecanidae	Pelecaniformes

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change
2000	Apparently Secure
2005	Vulnerable	Increased level of risk.	Procedural change.
2010	Vulnerable
2015	Secure	Reduced level of risk.	Biological change in the population size, distribution, or threats of the species.
2020	Secure

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Secure - N5B,N5M
2020	Secure - N5B,N3N

Yukon
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Northwest Territories
2000	May Be At Risk - 2
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Imperiled - S2B,S2M
2020	Imperiled - S2B

Nunavut
2000	Not Present
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Imperiled - S2B,S2M
2020	Imperiled - S2B

British Columbia
2000	At Risk - 1
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1B,SUM
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1B,SUM

Alberta
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Secure - S5B,S5M
2020	Secure - S5B

Saskatchewan
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Secure - S5B,S5M
2020	Secure - S5B

Manitoba
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	Sensitive - 3
2010	Sensitive - 3
2015	Secure - S5B,S5M
2020	Secure - S5B

Ontario
2000	At Risk - 1
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Imperiled - S2B,SNRM
2020	Vulnerable - S3B,S4M

Quebec
2000	Not Present
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Vulnerable - S3N

New Brunswick
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Nova Scotia
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Prince Edward Island
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Pacific Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Unrankable - SUM
2020	Unrankable - SUM

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA