American white pelican
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The American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) is a large aquatic soaring bird from the order Pelecaniformes. It breeds in interior North America, moving south and to the coasts, as far as Costa Rica, in winter.[3]
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American white pelican | |
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Flying in Dallas, USA | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Pelecaniformes |
Family: | Pelecanidae |
Genus: | Pelecanus |
Species: | P. erythrorhynchos |
Binomial name | |
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmelin, 1789 | |
Breeding Migration Year-round Nonbreeding | |
Synonyms | |
Pelecanus erythrorhynchus (lapsus) |
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