American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmelin, 1789
American White Pelican
Descrizione
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.
Classificazione
- Regno
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Ordine
- Pelecaniformes
- Famiglia
- Pelecanidae
- Genere
- Pelecanus