#pelecanidae

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Bird #56 - the Australian Pelican (LC)

A quick break from requests to do a silly guy! The Australian pelican boasts the longest bill in the bird world, up to 47cm. It looks ridiculous how long it is (probably too short in the drawing even with feathers covering it up, whoops...)

They aren't picky eaters, using that beak on anything from boring ol' fish to other birds (which they can pin underwater to drown) to even small dogs or cannibalism of younger pelicans.

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

by Robyn Waayers

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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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Spot-billed Pelican

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American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

11/19/2023 San Joaquin Marsh, California

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Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

© Tyler Lausten

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Spot-billed Pelican (Pelecanus philippensis)

Sighted at Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh, India

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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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2/9/23

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

by Paul Ellis

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Brown Pelican

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Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

A rescued pelican in the backseat.

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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.