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Great White Pelican

Pelecanus onocrotalus

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Description:

The water of Nakuru is filled with birds... This looks like a bomber... Beautiful!

Reference Links:

Great White Pelican, Pelicano-branco – Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre

Species ID Suggestions

Great White Pelican

Pelecanus onocrotalus

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DanielePralong
The Great White Pelican can be hard to distinguish from the Pink-backed one and their distribution largely overlaps, but the absence of a grey crest together with the bill sag give these ones away as great whites.

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2011 Best Wildlife Photo
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PublishedDecember 30, 2011

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