Tag: American White Pelican

American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)

[order] PELECANIFORMES | [family] Pelecanidae | [latin] Pelecanus erythrorhynchos | [UK] American White Pelican | [FR] Pelican d’Amerique | [DE] Nashornpelikan | [ES] Pelicano Norteamericano | [NL] Witte Pelikaan Subspecies Monotypic species Physical charateristics Huge (wingspread 8endash 9 1/2 feet). White, with black primaries and a great orange-yellow bill. Adults in breeding plumage have a […]