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Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

Description:

The Brown Pelican is the smallest of the eight species of pelican, although it is a large bird in nearly every other regard. The Brown Pelican occurs on both coasts in the Americas and spotted these two while fishing in San Diego.



1 species ID suggestions

Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis Brown Pelican

3 Comments

FoTony
FoTony 5 months ago

Very nice, I just love pelicans!

Stian Waaler
Stian Waaler a year ago

Glad to help Jinky! ;)

JinkyDee
JinkyDee a year ago

Thanks, Stian, for the ID :)

San Diego, California, USA

Lat: 32.82, Long: -117.13

Spotted on Aug 15, 2010
Submitted on Mar 18, 2012

Reference

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