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Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

Photographed in Ft. Myers, Florida by Jim Rosso. Photographed with a digital camera.
Pelicans adapt well to human environments. This is a mature Brown Pelican by the whiteness of its head feathers. Behind it is a female Boat-tailed Grackle who is trying to find some food on the fish-cleaning station.

Pelicaniformes Natural History Notes

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Other members of the genus Pelecanus:

White Pelican

Brown Pelican	(Pelecanus occidentalis)
Photographed in Ft. Myers, Florida by Jim Rosso. Photographed with a digital camera.	Pelicans adapt well to human environments. This is a mature Brown Pelican by the whiteness of its head feathers. Behind it is a female Boat-tailed Grackle who is trying to find some food on the fish-cleaning station.
	Pelicaniformes	Natural History Notes