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Brown pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

Photo by hilfire
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Brown pelican

Habitat:

Gulf of Mexico, Malachite beach, TX

Species ID Suggestions

Brown pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

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Comments (1)
melissa885
I added the scientific name for you so it won't come up as "unknown". Nice spotting!

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Biodiversity of Texas
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
Photographed
PublishedJuly 18, 2013

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