American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 60,287
- Most observed in
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The American white pelican 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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “American white pelican”.