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Galapagos Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis urinator

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Huge friendly birds at the fish market, waiting for the fish mongers to throw them scraps of food. The Pelecanus occidentalis urinator (Galapagos Brown Pelican) is one of five subspecies of the Brown Pelican that exist in the world.

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AlbertKang
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AlbertKang

Parroquia Puerto Ayora, Galápagos, Ecuador

Spotted on May 6, 2012
Submitted on Nov 30, 2015

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