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Peruvian Pelican

Pelecanus thagus

Description:

These birds are dark in colour with a white stripe from the top of the bill up to the crown and down the sides of the neck. They have long tufted feathers on the top of their heads.

Habitat:

It lives on the west coast of South America, from Lobos de Tierra Island in Peru to Pupuya Islet in Chile.

Notes:

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2 Comments

MaryEvans2
MaryEvans2 11 years ago

Nice spotting and photo series.

Paulo Sevilla
Paulo Sevilla 11 years ago

Nice one isscar (.

isscarr
Spotted by
isscarr

San Antonio, V Región de Valparaíso, Chile

Spotted on Dec 25, 2011
Submitted on May 21, 2012

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