American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Family: Pelicans
American White Pelican is one of the species in the BirdGuess catalog. The daily puzzle hides a photo and opens it in pieces. You get five guesses.
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Though fairly approachable while feeding, the pelicans may temporarily abandon their nests if a human gets too close to the colony.
Each bird eats more than four pounds of food a day.
Birds nesting on saline lakes, where food is scarce, will travel great distances to better feeding grounds.