| “ | An outy? From my neck of the woods, eh? Sorry if I ever took a snap at you. Fish gotta swim, birds gotta eat. | „ |
| ~ Nigel meeting Nemo |
Nigel is a brown pelican who lives in Sydney Harbor and the secondary tritagonist of Finding Nemo (the main one being Dory). He is voiced by Geoffrey Rush. He is cocky, selfish, arrogant, mischievous, nice, friendly, grouchy, selfless, short-tempered, greedy, dramatic, gentle, grumpy and slightly rude. He is a pelican con-artist and the friend of the Tank Gang.
History
Finding Nemo
Nigel flies to the dentist's office. The Tank Gang explains about dentistry to him. Nigel hears the dentist after his words. The dentist keeps him away from his office. The next day, he and the other sea creatures and pelicans hear Marlin's story about why Nemo is lost. Nigel gets a crab off his wing and fetches it to the seagulls. Later that day, he visits Nemo again in the dentist's office. He tells the Tank Gang the story of how Marlin lost Nemo and is looking for him. The next day, he takes Marlin and Dory to rescue Nemo after avoiding the angry seagulls and helping his friend Gerald. Nigel later attempts to free Nemo, but the dentist notices that the pelican is invading his office. The dentist gets Nigel out of his office again. Nigel brings Marlin and Dory back to the reef. He says his last words in the film, "I'm so sorry" and then flies off.
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- Brown pelicans' (Pelecanus occidentalis) geographical distribution don't extend to Australia; they are only found in the Americas, making Nigel's appearance in the film incorrect.
- In the German dub of Finding Nemo, Nigel is named Niels and voiced by Thomas Fritsch.
