Back البجعة الأمريكية البيضاء Arabic البجعة الامريكية البيضاء ARZ Pelecanus erythrorhynchos AST Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Bulgarian Pilikant gwenn Amerika Breton Pelicà blanc americà Catalan Pelecanus erythrorhynchos CEB Pelikán severoamerický Czech Pelican gwyn America Welsh Amerikansk hvid pelikan Danish
| American white pelican | |
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| Flying in Dallas, USA | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | Pelecanidae |
| Genus: | Pelecanus |
| Species: | P. erythrorhynchos
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| Binomial name | |
| Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmelin, 1789
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Breeding Migration Year-round Nonbreeding
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| Synonyms | |
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Pelecanus erythrorhynchus (lapsus) | |
The American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) is a large aquatic soaring bird from the order Pelecaniformes. It breeds in interior North America, moving south and to the coasts, as far as Costa Rica, in winter.[3]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Pelecanus erythrorhynchos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22697611A93624242. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22697611A93624242.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Pelecanus erythrorhynchos". Natureserve Explorer. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
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