Species
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos (American white pelican)
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos. Photo: (c) TexasEagle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
The American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) is a large aquatic soaring bird from the order Pelecaniformes. It breeds in interior North America, moving south and to the coasts, as far as Central America and South America, in winter.
- Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
- Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
- Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
- Class: Aves (Birds)
- Order: Pelecaniformes (Pelicans, herons, ibises, and allies)
- Family: Pelecanidae (Pelicans)
- Genus: Pelecanus (Pelicans)
- Species: Pelecanus erythrorhynchos (American white pelican)
- Genus: Pelecanus (Pelicans)
- Family: Pelecanidae (Pelicans)
- Order: Pelecaniformes (Pelicans, herons, ibises, and allies)
- Class: Aves (Birds)
- Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
- Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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