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The American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) is a large aquatic soaring bird from the order Pelecaniformes. It breeds in interior North America, moving south and to the coasts, as far as Costa Rica, in winter.
The American robin is the state bird of Wisconsin. This list of birds of Wisconsin includes species documented in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and accepted by the Records Committee of the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology (WSORC). As of July 2022 there were 441 species and a species pair included in the official list. Of them, 96 are classed as accidental, 34 are classed as casual, 53 are ...
Eastern goldfinch (American goldfinch) Spinus tristis tristis: 1933 [20] Kansas: Western meadowlark: Sturnella neglecta: 1933 [21] Kentucky: Northern cardinal: Cardinalis cardinalis: 1926 [22] Louisiana: Eastern brown pelican: Pelecanus occidentalis: 1966 [23] Maine: Chickadee: Poecile, species not specified (de facto Poecile atricapillus) [24 ...
After a long absence, the first breeding pairs of white pelicans were found in 1994 in Green Bay. Now the birds can be seen in much of the state.
Pelican Lake was named for the American white pelicans seen there. [6] In the Ojibwe language , the lake goes by either Zhede-zaaga'igan (pelican lake) or more commonly as Gaa-wabaataawangaag-zaaga'igan (place where there is a sandy narrows lake).
Three American white pelicans illegally killed by hunters at Milford Wildlife Area in Kansas appeared in a photo Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024 on a Facebook site maintained by game wardens for the ...
A series out of outdoor exhibits featuring animals from South America, Asia, and Africa, along with 2 new rescued American white pelicans. Some of the animals are in "panorama"-style displays in which the predator and the prey appear in the same exhibit due to hidden moats.
Pelicans are large water birds with a distinctive pouch under their beak. As with other members of the order Pelecaniformes, they have webbed feet with four toes. American white pelican, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos (A) Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis