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Brown Pelican(Pelicanus occidentalis)

Two species of pelicans occur in NC: Brown Pelican and American White Pelican. Brown Pelicans are common along the immediate coast and breed in a few locations, especially near Wilmington. American White Pelicans are fairly rare migrants or wanderers in NC and are not reported every year.

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Brown Pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis) Dare Co., NC 8 Nov 2012
Brown Pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis) Dare Co., NC 8 Nov 2012
Brown Pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis) Dare Co., NC 8 Nov 2012
Brown Pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis)Dare Co., NC8 Nov 2012
Brown Pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis)
Brown Pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis)Collier Co., FL12 Feb 2014Adults have creamy heads.
Brown Pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis)
Brown Pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis)Collier Co., FL14 Feb 2014Young birds have brown heads.
Brown Pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis)
Brown Pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis)Collier Co., FL14 Feb 2014
Brown Pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis)
Brown Pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis)Collier Co., FL1 Jan 2009
Brown Pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis)
Brown Pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis)Collier Co., FL1 Jan 2009
Brown Pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis)
Brown Pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis)Collier Co., FL1 Jan 2009Pelicans feed by plunge-diving after fish.
Brown Pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis)
Brown Pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis)Collier Co., FL2 Jan 2004Tigertail Beach County Park on Marco Island in Collier Co., FL2 Jan 2004Note the immature (foreground) has a brown head, while the adult (background) has a creamy to white head.Hand-held Digiscoped
Brown Pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis)
Brown Pelican (Pelicanus occidentalis)Barefoot Beach Preserve, Collier Co., FL12 Feb 2015

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