American White Pelican Images, Facts and Information:
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
- American White Pelicans are large, white waterbirds with black flight feathers and long bills that have pouches.
- American White Pelicans are migratory. During the breeding season they are found throughout the Midwest and Western U.S and into Canada. During the winter they can be seen in the southern U.S., Mexico and parts of Central America.
- During the breeding season American White Pelicans nest on inland freshwater lakes and hypersaline lakes. When nesting on hypersaline lakes such as the Great Salt Lake they have to fly long distances to provide food for their young. They winter in coastal areas.
- American White Pelicans are fish eaters but they will also consume salamanders, tadpoles and crayfish. American White Pelicans feed by dipping their bills into the water and scooping up prey in their bills.
- American White Pelicans lay 1 to 2 eggs which take 29 to 36 days to hatch. Both sexes incubate and they are monogamous, colonial nesters.
- A group of pelicans can be called a “scoop”, “pod”, “pouch” or “squadron” of pelicans.
- The oldest known American White Pelican was at least 23 1/2 years old.
I hope you enjoy viewing my American White Pelican photos.
American White Pelican with bill wide open
Title: American White Pelican with bill wide open
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/22/2018
American White Pelican in Definitive Alternate plumage with its bill open
Title: American White Pelican in Definitive Alternate plumage with its bill open
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/22/2018
American White Pelican scratching its head
Title: American White Pelican scratching its head
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/22/2018
American White Pelican pooping while in flight
Title: American White Pelican pooping while in flight
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 9/10/2017
American White Pelican defecating while in flight
Title: American White Pelican defecating while in flight
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 9/10/2017
Juvenile American White Pelican close up with a horse fly
Title: Juvenile American White Pelican close up with a horse fly
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 8/27/2017
Juvenile American White Pelican
Title: Juvenile American White Pelican
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 8/27/2017
American White Pelican scooping up food from the water
Title: American White Pelican scooping up food from the water
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 8/24/2017
Head on American White Pelican photo
Title: Head on American White Pelican photo
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 8/24/2017
American White Pelican swimming past on an August day
Title: American White Pelican swimming past on an August day
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 8/24/2017
American White Pelican in flight over Farmington Bay WMA
Title: American White Pelican in flight over Farmington Bay WMA
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 9/27/2016
Two American White Pelicans in flight
Title: Two American White Pelicans in flight
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 8/12/2016
Flock of American White Pelicans at Bear River MBR
Title: Flock of American White Pelicans at Bear River MBR
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 8/12/2016
American White Pelican soaring over Bear River MBR
Title: American White Pelican soaring over Bear River MBR
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 8/12/2016
American White Pelican in flight in front of mountains in a shadow
Title: American White Pelican in flight in front of mountains in a shadow
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 8/7/2016
American White Pelican in flight in front of clouds
Title: American White Pelican in flight in front of clouds
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 8/7/2016
American White Pelican in Supplemental Plumage
Title: American White Pelican in Supplemental Plumage
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 7/27/2016
Side view of an American White Pelican in an extreme variation of Supplemental Plumage
Title: American White Pelican in an extreme variation of Supplemental Plumage
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 7/27/2016
American White Pelican in Summer or Supplemental Plumage
Title: American White Pelican in Summer or Supplemental Plumage
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 7/27/2016
Fluffy American White Pelican in summer plumage
Title: Fluffy American White Pelican in summer plumage
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 6/27/2016