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[2887/11080] Dalmatian pelican - Pelecanus crispus

Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae (pelicans)

Photo credit: Pavel Štěpánek via Macaulay Library

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A Peruvian pelican (Pelecanus thagus) skims the water in Valparaiso, Chile

by Paul Ellis

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Spot-billed Pelican

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Osprey and Brown Pelican. A brown pelican swims with an osprey partially trapped in its bill and gular pouch. Photographed at Sebastian Inlet State Park in Sebastian, Florida.

2024 Audubon Photography Awards | Phil Seu

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Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

© Tyler Lausten

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A pelican named Ndagabar (which means “pelican” in the local Wolof language) makes the rounds of the neighbourhood in the early hours in Saint-Louis, Senegal - Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

That bird is huge! The great white pelican is the second-largest species of pelican.

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American White Pelican, Cypress Point Public Use Area, Ellzey Rd, Sardis, Mississippi, USA

Joshua J. Cotten

Scientific name: Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Mass: 14 lbs (Adult)

Conservation status: Least Concern (Population increasing)

Class: Aves

Domain: Eukaryota

Family: Pelecanidae

Genus: Pelecanus

The American white pelican 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.

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Australian pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus)

pelcan Mouth perfec t size for put baby in to n\ap! inside very Soft and Comfort baby sleep soundly put baby in Pelican Mouth. Put Baby In Pelican Mouth. no problems ever in peliccan mouth because good Shape and Support for baby neck weak of big baby head. Apelican Mouth yes a place for a baby put baby in pelican mouth can trust pelican for giveing good love to baby. friend pelican

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[1741/10977] Brown pelican - Pelecanus occidentalis

Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae (pelicans)

Photo credit: Grigory Heaton via Macaulay Library

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A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) preens in La Jolla, California

by Robyn Waayers

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Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

A rescued pelican in the backseat.

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Brown Pelican

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Brown Pelican - The Port A Jetty, East Cotter Avenue, Port Aransas, Texas, USA

Joshua J. Cotten

Scientific name: Pelecanus occidentalis

Conservation status: Least Concern (Population increasing) 

Mass: 6.9 lbs (Adult) 

Class: Aves

Domain: Eukaryota

Family: Pelecanidae

Brown pelicans live year-round in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and the southeastern coast. They also migrate to spend winters in central California and summers on the Northwest and mid-Atlantic coasts. They find habitats around coastal beaches and lagoons.