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American White Pelican

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

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Field Notes

Description:

A huge white bird with a long flat bill and black wing tips. In breeding season has a short yellowish crest on back of head and horny plate on upper part of the beak

Habitat:

Shallow Lakes, and Coastal nesting grounds They are found far inland as Iowa.

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Birds of the World
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Rocky Mountain Wildlife Watch
Photographed
PublishedApril 29, 2013

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