(Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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IUCN Red List | LC - Least Concern |
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NatureServe | N4 - Apparently Secure S3B - Vulnerable Breeding |
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Minnesota | Special Concern Species in Greatest Conservation Need |
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Description |
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Size |
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54″ to 60″ in length 108″ wingspan |
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Habitat |
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Large, shallow bodies of water |
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Ecology |
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Migration |
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Early April to early June and late August to mid-November |
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Distribution |
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Occurrence |
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Common migrant, uncommon breeder |
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Maps |
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The Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union All Seasons Species Occurrence Map |
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Taxonomy |
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Class | Aves (birds) | ||
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Pelecaniformes (pelicans, herons, ibises, and allies) | ||
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Pelecanidae (pelicans) | ||
Genus |
Pelecanus (pelicans) | ||
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Nancy Falkum |
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New KWD sign w/ American Pelicans up high on the left. |
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Blujean Clunis |
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Large flock on a very windy day, maybe 200 |
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Ramona Abrego |
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Fishing |
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Norm & Peg Dibble |
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Great White Pelican migration over our house October 2015. Wish I had a bigger lens on at that time. I saw them coming from up north circling as they got closer and closer. I took many photos and films. We happened to see them a week or more earlier north of us on a small lake in Albertville and assumed it was probably the same flock. |
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Lynn Rubey |
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A breeding American White Pelican, their breeding horn on their bill is shed after they have mated and laid their eggs. During breeding season the bill above and the throat sac below as well as the iris, the bare skin around the eye and the feet are a vivid orange color. | |||||
A breeding American White Pelican landing in waters near Madison, Mn. the black flight feathers ( black primary and secondary remiges) are visible when the wings are spread and in flight. | |||||
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Gerrene |
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I saw these birds on my lake for the first time. I finally figured out what they were and they are beautiful. I live in Rockford Township in MN on Lake Crawford. I hope they stay around. | |||||
Kirk Nelson |
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Pelicans on Albert Lea Lake |
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Bill Reynolds |
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Slideshows |
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American White Pelican Ed McVicker |
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American White Pelican JMC Nature Photos |
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American White Pelican Joshua Mayer |
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About
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos |
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Pelicans Craig A. Mullenbach |
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Holly Potter |
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American White Pellican 01 Holly Potter |
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American White Pellican 02 Holly Potter |
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Other Videos |
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The American White Pelican (Pelecanidae: Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) Carl Barrentine |
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Uploaded on Dec 25, 2009 A brief contemplative look at the American White Pelican, which is a species common to some large fresh water lakes and marshes in the upper midwest of the United States. Specimens shown here were photographed in North Dakota during the summer of 2009. |
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White Pelicans at Ackerman Park - (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) Mark Vance |
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Uploaded on Jan 21, 2012 White Pelicans at Ackerman Park - By: Mark H. Vance Be sure to check out of all Mark's bird videos on his channel page - http://www.youtube.com/markinsrq5 Please subscribe if you like birds, many more great videos to come! Thanks Mark Vance The Celery Fields - Sarasota, Florida Facebook Page - http://www.facebook.com/groups/218447... |
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American White Pelicans (Pelecanidae: Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) on Parade Carl Barrentine |
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Uploaded on Jul 23, 2009 Photographed at Kellys Slough NWR, North Dakota (23 July 2009). "A wonderful bird is the pelican. His bill can hold more than his belly can..." --Dixon Lanier Merritt |
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America White Pelicans Frank Wimberley |
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Uploaded on Sep 26, 2009 A large squadron of migrating American White Pelicans over Heber Springs, AR was a beautiful sight. These seabirds grow to over 30 pounds and can have wing spans of over 9 feet. |
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American white pelicans The State Journal-Register |
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Uploaded on Apr 6, 2011 American white pelicans fish together to music of Tchaikovsky. Pelicans numbering in the hundreds are making a migratory stopover on Lake Springfield. |
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