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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 white pelican grows a prominent knob on its bill that is shed once females have laid eggs. [5] The plumage of immature pelicans is darker than that of adults. [ 54 ] Newly hatched chicks are naked and pink, darkening to grey or black after four to 14 days, then developing a covering of white or grey down .
American white pelican. Pelicans are very large water birds with a distinctive pouch under their beak Like other birds in the order Pelecaniformes, they have four webbed toes. American white pelican, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos; Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis (A)
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).
White Pelican Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. The park is located 31 kilometres (19 mi) northeast of Alexis Creek, and 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Williams Lake. [1] The park surrounds Stum Lake, which hosts the only nesting colony of the American white pelican in the province. The park is closed ...
The American white ibis (Eudocimus albus) is a species of bird in the ibis family, Threskiornithidae.It is found from the southern half of the US East Coast (from southern New Jersey, Virginia, the Carolinas and Georgia), along the Gulf Coast states (Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas) and south through most of the Caribbean coastal regions of Central America. [2]
White pelican may refer to: Fauna. American white pelican, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos; Great white pelican, Pelecanus onocrotalus; Other
American white pelican. Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae. Pelicans are very large water birds with a distinctive pouch under their beak. Like other birds in the order Pelecaniformes, they have four webbed toes. Two species have been recorded in Wyoming. American white pelican, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos; Brown pelican, Pelecanus ...