Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Pelicans :: American White Pelican

American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Described by: Gmelin (1789)
Alternate common name(s): White Pelican
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, Orange County, California, USA - Jul 30, 2001 © William Hull  San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, Orange County, California, USA - Jul 30, 2001 © William Hull  Charleston Slough, Baylands Nature Preserve, Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California, USA - Oct 1, 2001 © Rob Pavey  Baylands Nature Preserve, Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California, USA - Oct 1, 2002 © Rob Pavey  Baylands Nature Preserve, Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California, USA - Oct 1, 2002 © Rob Pavey 
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Range

Wc. United States and Canada;
Breeds in w. Canada, locally in sc. British Columbia, ne. Alberta, wanders to s. Mackenzie, nw. Saskatchewan, c. Manitoba, extreme sw. Ontario, s. to nw. United States e. of the Cascades and Sierras in e. Washington to c. and s. California, w. Nevada, s. Idaho, n. Utah (Great Salt Lake), Montana, Wyoming, n. Colorado, North Dakota, ne. South Dakota, sw. Minnesota and a small colony on the Texas coast s. of Corpus Christi. An isolated population may occur in w. Mexico (Durango). Some non-breeding birds remain in the winter territory during summer months;
Winters from c. California and Florida s. along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts to the Gulf of Mexico, both coasts to s. Mexico and Costa Rica as well as the n. West Indies (w. Cuba).
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North America n. of Mexican border
Summer: s. BCO (Stum Lake), e. ALB, wanders to s. MAC (Great Slave Lake), n. SAS (Preston Lake), c. MAN (Talbot Lake), ex. w. ONT (Lake of the Woods), e. WAS, se. ORG to ne. CAL (San Joaquin Valley, Salton Sea), nw. NEV, s. IDH, n. UTH (Great Salt Lake), ne. MON, nw. WYO, NDK, SDK, w. MIN (Red Lake) and TEX (Laguna Madre).
Wanders to: ORG, ne. COL, ARZ, NMX, OKA, KAN, sw. NEB, MOU, IWA, w. ILL, WIS; Spring and Fall: BCO, ALB, SAS, MAN, w. ONT, e. WAS, e. ORG, CAL, IDH, NEV, ARZ, UTH, MON, WYO, COL, NMX, TEX, NDK, SDK, MIN, NEB, KAN, OKA, IWA, MOU, ARK, LOU, MIS, ALA, FLA;
Winter: c. CAL, s. TEX, LOU, MIS, ALA, and FLA.

Videos

San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, Orange County, California, USA - Jul 30, 2001 Source: William Hull
Description: None

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: The Redberry Pelican Project

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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