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 Translation for 'brown pelican' from English to Danish
NOUN   a brown pelican | brown pelicans
orn.T
brown pelican [Pelecanus occidentalis]
brun pelikan {fk}
Partial Matches
brown {adj}brun
chocolate brown {adj}chokoladebrun
dark brown {adj}mørkebrun
brown coalbrunkul {n}
orn.T
pelican
pelikan {fk}
zool.T
brown bear [Ursus arctos]
brun bjørn {fk}
orn.T
brown owl [Strix aluco]
natugle {fk}
iktyo.T
brown trout [Salmo trutta]
ørred {fk}
zool.T
(European) brown frog [Rana temporaria]
butsnudet frø {fk}
entom.T
hedge brown (butterfly) [Pyronia tithonus]
buskrandøje {n} [sommerfugl]
entom.T
brown hairstreak [Thecla betulae] [butterfly]
guldhale {fk} [sommerfugl]
orn.T
Peruvian pelican [Pelecanus thagus]
perupelikan {fk}
orn.T
Dalmatian pelican [Pelecanus crispus]
krøltoppet pelikan {fk}
orn.T
Australian pelican [Pelecanus conspicillatus]
australsk pelikan {fk}
zool.T
brown long-eared bat [Plecotus auritus]
langøret flagermus {fk}
orn.T
gray pelican [Am.] [Pelecanus philippensis]
grå pelikan {fk}
orn.T
grey pelican [Br.] [Pelecanus philippensis]
grå pelikan {fk}
orn.T
spot-billed pelican [Pelecanus philippensis]
grå pelikan {fk}
orn.T
pink-backed pelican [Pelecanus rufescens]
rødrygget pelikan {fk}
orn.T
(great) white pelican [Pelecanus onocrotalus]
hvid pelikan {fk}
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Usage Examples English
  • The brown pelican is a year-round resident of southeast Louisiana.
  • Its notable wildlife is the "Pelecanus occidentalis" (brown pelican) which breed on the island, the only breeding place for the species in the country.
  • The island is also a known roosting spot for the California brown pelican.
  • The brown pelican is readily distinguished from the American white pelican by its nonwhite plumage, smaller size, and habit of diving for fish from the air, as opposed to co-operative fishing from the surface.
  • The brown pelican, wood stork, snowy egret, great blue heron and loggerhead sea turtles are endangered species present in Brevard.

  • He voiced Nigel the brown pelican in the Disney/Pixar animated film "Finding Nemo".
  • A once popular restaurant known as The Brown Pelican formerly situated overlooking the beach closed in November 2007, after the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors declined to renew their lease of twenty-five years.
  • Brown pelicans, herons, egrets, cormorants and many other species nest on the islands. Tarpon Key has the largest brown pelican rookery in the state.
  • The throat pouch of the Californian subspecies of the brown pelican turns bright red, and fades to yellow after the eggs are laid, while the throat pouch of the Peruvian pelican turns blue.
  • Some have argued that the recovery of DDT-threatened species such as the bald eagle, brown pelican and peregrine falcon should be attributed to the 1972 ban on DDT by the EPA rather than the Endangered Species Act.

  • The brown pelican is found especially on South Padre Island in addition to other locations on the coast.
  • Some segments included the clubbing of seals on the Pribilof Islands, the effect of DDT on brown pelican populations in Texas, and the plight of severely endangered animals.
  • From his experience of sailing, Hill has written for the magazine "Cruising World;" informative columns on bird species such as the brown pelican, the great blue heron and the snowy egret illustrated with original sketches of the birds.
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