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Brown pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis

Description:

The Brown Pelican the smallest of the eight species of pelican, although it is a large bird in nearly every other regard.

Habitat:

San Cristobal, Galapagos

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4 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thank you Rieko!

RiekoS
RiekoS 11 years ago

Very very beautiful! This should be in the National Geographic magazine.

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thanks Christy!

ChristyHolland
ChristyHolland 11 years ago

Love it!!

KarenL
Spotted by
KarenL

Ecuador

Spotted on Dec 2, 2012
Submitted on Dec 24, 2012

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