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american white pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Photo by KarenSaxton
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

The nodes on the beak indicate breeding adults, which breed at inland lakes when colonies reach a large enough popuuation

Habitat:

edge of eagle lake

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PublishedSeptember 11, 2016

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