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Pelicans
Order: Pelicaniformes
Family: Pelecanidae (pelicans)
There are eight extant species. Four are depicted.
Species on page
Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
Galápagos brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis urinator - subspecies
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American White Pelican
(Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
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Great White Pelican
(Pelecanus onocrotalus)
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Australian Pelican
(Pelecanus conspicillatus)
Chillin'
Posin'
Pelican with stick
Brown pelican takeoff
Brown pelican splashdown
Taking the plunge
Pelicans
Pelican
Galápagos brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis urinator
Its beak can hold more than its belly can
Its eyes hold even more
Pelican perched in Mangrove
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
"A wonderful bird"
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Family: Pelecanidae (pelicans)
Byxbee Park
1-1-07
Canon D30
Apparently, the limerick "The Pelican" was written by Dixon Lanire
Merrith in 1910, but is often misattributed to Ogden Nash.
Palo Alto Baylands
Ninja pelican
This reminds me of the climax scene from Karate Kid
American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Family: Pelecanidae
Palo Alto Baylands
September 6, 2014
Pelicans taking off
Up
And away
White pelican
White pelicans
Pelican in flight
Fishing in vein
Ready to breed
Beak ornament
Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
When pelicans blush
Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
This guy was extraordinarily pink - from eating crustaceans??
Liesbeek River
Cape Town
April 10, 2013
Australian pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus)
Australian pelican
Australian pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus)
August 19, 2015
Western Australia
This peli-can
Other Pelecaniformes
Pelecanidae: Pelicans
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Ardeidae: Herons, Egrets, Bitterns
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Threskiornithidae: Ibis
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Scopidae: Hammerkop
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