Brown Pelican

Stout bird with long, pouched beak, light colored head and brownish body.

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Common Name

Brown Pelican

Comments

Common resident feeds by plunging into the water from great heights. The similar American white pelican (P. erythrorhynchos) is a winter resident in shallow bays.

Scientific Name

Pelecanus occidentalis

Habitat

Coastal.

Size

To 50 in. (1.27 m)