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Great White Pelican

Pelecanus onocrotalus

Photo by Karan Raghwa
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Description:

Large gregarious all-white bird; male/female are similar; blue-pink bill with a red nail at the tip, a yellow pouch, bare pink skin around eyes; yellow feet; roost and nest on the ground

Habitat:

Found in large groups along the shores of soda lakes

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