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American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Photo by HeidiEaton
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

Huge white birds with black flight feathers and large orange bills

Habitat:

Wetlands along the Arkansas River - They are just migrating through, as they breed well north of here.

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