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Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

Photo by BenWanamaker
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Here are a few photos of both juvenile and adult brown pelicans. They tend to gather around more at crowded costal areas and show little fear to humans.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
BenWanamaker
Jack, the birds with the yellow feathers on their heads are adults, male or female. The ones with a brown heads are juveniles. The bill is generally grayish overall in most birds, though breeding birds' bills become reddish.
JackWanamaker
Cool series bro. The males have the yellow feathers on the head and the red beak, right?

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