American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchosGmelin, JF, 1789
English (US) American White Pelican
The American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Pelecanidae (Pelicans) in the order Pelecaniformes.
Range: breeds inland south-central British Columbia and northeastern Alberta to west-central Ontario (southwestern and south-central Canada) southward to central California and Texas (southwestern to south-central USA); non-breeders range inland southern USA to northwestern Central AmericaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
- Family
- Pelecanidae (Pelicans)
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- American White Pelican
- Described by
- Gmelin, JF, 1789
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Gmelin, JF, 1789
- Type locality
- North America = Hudson Bay and New York, ex Latham, Syn., 3, 2, p. 586, no. 8.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.571
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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