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Pelicans

Pelicans

2 Bird Species
American White Pelican

American White Pelican

Very large mostly white waterbird with black wingtips. Head is disproportionately large with a huge, long bill with extensible pouch and, in breeding season, horn on upper mandible. Neck long, crooked in flight. Body mostly white; immatures have dusky markings on wings. Bill and skin around eye orang more...

Length: 155 cm Wingspan: 274 cm

Brown Pelican

Brown Pelican

Large, swan-sized mostly brown waterbird with a massive, long beak with extensible pouch. Atlantic populations have greenish to brown pouches and pale yellowish bills. Western birds have red pouch. Adults have grayish backs with darker brown underparts. Broad, crooked, long wings. Black legs and shor more...

Length: 130 cm Wingspan: 200 cm

  • American White Pelican

    American White Pelican

    14 Photographs
  • Brown Pelican

    Brown Pelican

    22 Photographs

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Non-vegetated Areas

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Salt Water

2 species

American White Pelican

American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Estuaries and Bays, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers
Brown Pelican

Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Beaches, Mangroves
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Human-altered Areas

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Fresh Water

2 species

American White Pelican

American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Estuaries and Bays, Fresh Water Marshes, Lakes Resevoirs, Ponds and Rivers
Brown Pelican

Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

Estuaries and Bays, Inshore Waters, Rocky Shores, Beaches, Mangroves
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Grassland and Scrubland

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Forest and Woodlands

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