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White Pelican

Common name:

American White Pelican

Latin name:

Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Family:

Pelecanidae

Length:

62"

Wing span:

108"

Weight:

16.4 lb (7,500 g)

Habitat:

Lakes and shallow lagoons

Notes:

Eye-catching white with orange bill and black flight feathers. See: Pelican project

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