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American White Pelican
| Color: |
White |
| Size: |
62" |
| Season: |
Winter |
| Description: |
Large white birds with black flight feathers. The long, yellow bill has a fleshy pouch that expands to hold food. |
| Voice: |
Usually silent away from breeding colonies where adults give grunts and croaks.
Click here to listen |
| Habitat: |
Large lakes, reservoirs and rivers. |
| Interesting Fact: |
American White Pelicans feed by floating on the surface and dipping their heads underwater to scoop up food. |
| Scientific name: |
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos |
| Order: |
Pelecaniformes |
| Family: |
Pelecanidae |
Adults Ryan Brady |
Adult in flight Robert Herron |
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