American white pelican

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The American white pelican is a large North American waterbird known for its striking white plumage, expansive wingspan, and cooperative group feeding in lakes and wetlands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bird species ⓘ
pelican ⓘ
waterbird ⓘ
averageBodyLength 130–180 cm ⓘ
averageBodyMass 5–9 kg ⓘ
averageWingspan 240–300 cm ⓘ
8–10 ft ⓘ
billColor orange ⓘ
binomialName Pelecanus erythrorhynchos ⓘ
breedingSite isolated islands in lakes ⓘ
breedsIn interior North America ⓘ
western North America ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
clutchSize 2 eggs typical ⓘ
commonName American white pelican ⓘ
white pelican ⓘ
conservationThreat disturbance at breeding colonies ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ
describedBy Johann Friedrich Gmelin ⓘ
diet amphibians ⓘ
crustaceans ⓘ
fish ⓘ
distinguishedFrom brown pelican ⓘ
family Pelecanidae ⓘ
feedingBehavior cooperative foraging ⓘ
group feeding in shallow water ⓘ
flightBehavior gliding in formation ⓘ
soaring ⓘ
foragingMethod scooping prey with bill pouch ⓘ
foragingStyleComparedToBrownPelican does not plunge-dive ⓘ
genus Pelecanus ⓘ
habitat coastal lagoons ⓘ
lakes ⓘ
marshes ⓘ
shallow wetlands ⓘ
IUCNStatus Least Concern ⓘ
IUCNStatusSystem IUCN Red List ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
legColor orange ⓘ
migratory true ⓘ
nativeTo North America ⓘ
nestType ground nest ⓘ
notableFeature large expandable gular pouch ⓘ
one of the largest North American birds by wingspan ⓘ
order Pelecaniformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
plumageColor white ⓘ
socialBehavior colonial nester ⓘ
highly gregarious ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
wingColor black primary feathers ⓘ
wintersIn Central America ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ
coastal southern United States ⓘ
yearDescribed 1789 ⓘ

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Walker Lake → isHabitatFor → American white pelican ⓘ
American white pelican → binomialName → Pelecanus erythrorhynchos ⓘ
linked to: American white pelican
American white pelican → commonName → American white pelican ⓘ
Gunnison Island → primaryConservationTarget → American white pelican ⓘ
Anaho Island → habitatFor → American white pelican ⓘ
Slave River → hasWildlife → American white pelican ⓘ
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge → hasSpecies → American white pelican ⓘ
Pelecanidae → includes → Pelecanus occidentalis ⓘ
linked to: American white pelican
Pelecanidae → includes → Pelecanus erythrorhynchos ⓘ
linked to: American white pelican
Malheur National Wildlife Refuge → supportsSpecies → American white pelican ⓘ
Horicon Marsh → notableSpecies → American white pelican ⓘ
Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge → notableSpecies → American white pelican ⓘ
Yellowstone cutthroat trout → preyOf → American white pelican ⓘ