American white pelican

Description:

Large water birds with large bills. The brown nape indicates non-breeding plumage for the American white pelican.

Habitat:

Spotted at Utah Lake State Park in part of the lake that was protected by a jetty.

Notes:

The scientific name means "red-billed pelican", from the Latin term for a pelican, Pelecanus, and erythrorhynchos, derived from the Ancient Greek words erythros (ἐρυθρός, "red") + rhynchos (ῥύγχος, "bill").