Data for:
Breeding adult © Gerrit Vyn eBird S62201884 Macaulay Library ML 192450401
Breeding adult © Alix d'Entremont
Nonbreeding adult © Gordon Dimmig
Breeding adult © Marky Mutchler
Breeding adult © Daniel Jauvin
+ 4
Flock © Jason Newton
Flock © maxine reid
Habitat © Arielle DeMerchant

American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

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Extremely large and conspicuous. White with black wingtips. Very long, orange bill with pouch for scooping up fish. Forages in flocks, swimming together to concentrate fish. Often soars in flocks, infrequently flapping, during migration and when traveling between feeding sites.

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