American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Least Concern (IUCN Red List)Pelicans
Call and song
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About the American White Pelican
Extremely large and conspicuous. White with black wingtips. Very long, orange bill with pouch for scooping up fish. Forages in flocks, swimming together to concentrate fish. Often soars in flocks, infrequently flapping, during migration and when traveling between feeding sites.
Species account: eBird.org, fetched 2025-12-26 · How these pages are made
Where it has been recorded
Recorded in 23 of the 253 countries we have eBird lists for. Each opens that country's checklist.
