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The American white pelican was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae. He placed it with the other pelicans in the genus Pelecanus and coined the binomial name Pelecanus erythrorhynchos . [ 4 ]
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Deutsch: Adulter Nashornpelikan (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) im Schlichtkleid an den Las Gallinas Wildlife Ponds, San Rafael, Marin County, Kalifornien. English: Adult American White Pelican ( Pelecanus erythrorhynchos ) in nonbreeding plumage at Las Gallinas Wildlife Ponds, San Rafael, Marin County, California.
American white pelican, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos; Great white pelican, Pelecanus onocrotalus; Other. White Pelican Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada
Gunnison Island is located in the northwest quadrant of the Great Salt Lake in Box Elder County, Utah, United States, approximately 55 miles (89 km) northwest of Salt Lake City and about 6 miles (9.7 km) east from the lake's western shore, and is best known as an important rookery for the American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos).
American white pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmelin, 1789 Length 1.3–1.8 m (4.3–5.9 ft), wingspan 2.44–2.9 m (8.0–9.5 ft), weight 5–9 kg (10–20 lb). [17] Plumage almost entirely white, except for black primary and secondary remiges only visible in flight. Monotypic. Breeds in inland Canada and United States, wintering in ...
Brown pelican. Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae. 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; Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis
Great white pelican skimming the sea surface, in Namibia Two great white pelicans (left) and an American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) in St James's Park, London in St James' Park, London in Ethiopia. The great white pelican is a huge bird—only the Dalmatian pelican is, on average, larger among pelicans