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American White Pelican nesting colonies are found on remote, treeless islands and are distributed mostly from the Canadian prairie, south to southern California and the Texas Gulf Coast. A large proportion of the birds nest in Canada.
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American White Pelican Landing.
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
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American White Pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) at Pea Island NWR, Dare Co., NC
Rare in North Carolina, this flock of at least 38 American White Pelicans was hanging around at North Pond, just in time for the Wings Over Water birding festival.
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American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) nests in prairie potholes in scattered areas of the northern great plains and southwest Canada. There is also a population that nests along the Texas Gulf Coast.
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American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) French: Pélican d'Amérique German: Nashornpelikan Spanish: Pelícano Norteamericano Other common names: Rough billed Pelican ...
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American White Pelicans
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American White Pelican
Range:
Inland from central Canada west to Oregon and the central California coast (summer); Georgia, Florida, the Gulf coast states, and southern California (winter).
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American White Pelican Behaviour
No observations regarding American White Pelican behavior have been submitted to the database yet.
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American White Pelican
Credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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The American white pelican doesn't dive into the water for its food like the brown pelican. It floats on the water and scoops up fish and water in its pouch. It holds its heads up and drains out the water and then swallows the fish.
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The American White Pelican is one of the largest birds found in South Dakota. They are migrants through most of the state, but do nest in some of the northeastern counties.
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01/19/98 NAME - American White Pelican FAMILY - Pelecanidae SCIENTIFIC NAME - Pelecanus erythrorhynchos REFERENCES - 1 National abundance, Conservation or Economic Status Reference Transient, present briefly as migrant.
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American White Pelican
125. Pelecanus erythrorhynchus Gmel. AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN. Ad. in breeding plumage.-White, primaries black, whitish at the base; an occipital crest and a horny prominence on the bill. Ad. in winter.
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American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmelin
Status Rare vagrant. Chamberlain (1887a) refers to a specimen from Nova Scotia without giving details.
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AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN.
[American White Pelican.]
PELECANUS AMERICANUS, Aud.
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American White Pelican, adult, nonbreeding plumage Figure 1. Breeding and wintering ranges of the American White Pelican. Pelican landing at colony, Gunnison Island, Great Salt Lake, Utah, May 1974.
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The American White Pelican is different from other pelicans, in that it does not dive from great heights to catch its prey, it simply floats along the water and scoops up fish with it's enormous bill.
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AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Based on band-recovery data, the breeding range of the American White Pelican is divided into two distinct east-west segments separated by the Continental Divide (Anderson and Anderson 2005).
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American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. Fairly common on Gulf Coast in winter, but uncommon in spring, summer, and fall. Uncommon to rare inland in winter and during migration. Found on lakes, bays, marshes. Low Conservation Concern.
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American White Pelican: The American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) is a very large (50"-70") white bird with black wing tips and an enormous orange bill. They have a wing span of approximately 3 m .
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American White Pelican Fall Sighting Information: occasional Nest on or near Refuge? no Brown Pelican Fall Sighting Information: uncommon Nest on or near Refuge? no ...
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3. American White Pelican landing at Palo Alto Baylands 4. Townsend's Warbler male, SF Zoo 5. Townsend's Warbler, SF Zoo ...
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The American White Pelican has feathered cheeks, unlike those of other species. They breed in fresh-water marshes, constructing a bulky nest in reedbeds, numbers of birds nesting colonially. Up to four eggs are laid and incubated for 30 days or so.
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The winter resident population of the American White Pelican varies from year to year. It is found along the coast and sometimes at large inland lakes. Flocks forage by swimming together and herding fish.
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They've been called awkward, grotesque, and absurdly ridiculous. See how the clumsy American white pelican turns to poetry in flight in this National Geographic magazine feature. Learn More Blue Jay ...
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They feed on large fish by diving into the water (photos 2 and 3), a fishing technique never used by the American White Pelican P. erythrorhynchus.
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They occur mostly in warm regions, though breeding ranges reach 45° south ( Australian Pelican, P. conspicillatus) and 60° North ( American White Pelicans, P. erythrorhynchos, in western Canada).
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Other bird species include Bald eagles, American avocets, osprey, bobwhite quail, snowy egrets, yellowlegs, piping plovers, American white pelicans, sanderlings, peregrine falcons, merlins, and others that may be seen on the refuge.
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Frigatebirds are notorious for their feeding habits chasing other birds until they disgorge (vomit) and catching the food in midair. The young are very slow to mature. Species in this family: American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) ...
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 See also: Pelican, White Pelican, Brown Pelican, Swallow, Cormorant
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