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American white pelican
Flying in Dallas, USA
Conservation status
American white pelican
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
American white pelican
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Pelecanidae
Genus: Pelecanus
Species:
P. erythrorhynchos
Binomial name
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Gmelin, 1789
  Breeding
  Migration
  Year-round
  Nonbreeding
Synonyms

Pelecanus erythrorhynchus (lapsus)

The American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) 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.[3]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pelecanus erythrorhynchos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22697611A93624242. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22697611A93624242.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Pelecanus erythrorhynchos". Natureserve Explorer. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference elliott1992 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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