American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)

American White Pelican, Stafford Lake Park, Brooks, Alberta
Photograph by Alan And Elaine Wilson. Some rights reserved. (view image details)

American White Pelican | Pelecanus erythrorhynchos photo

American White Pelican, Stafford Lake Park, Brooks, Alberta
Photograph by Alan And Elaine Wilson. Some rights reserved. (view image details)

AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN FACTS

Classification

Class:	Aves
Order:	Pelecaniformes
Family:	Pelecanidae
Genus:	Pelecanus
Species:	erythrorhynchos
Common Name:	American White Pelican

Relatives in same Genus
Brown Pelican (P. occidentalis)

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