Pelican in Cancun

Pelican flying over the water in Cancun, Mexico. Pelicans are a genus of large water birds that makes up the family Pelecanidae. They are... more

by Lisa Lemmons-Powers

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Pelican in Cancun

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Lisa Lemmons-Powers

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Pelican flying over the water in Cancun, Mexico. Pelicans are a genus of large water birds that makes up the family Pelecanidae. They are characterised by a long beak and a large throat pouch used for catching prey and draining water from the scooped up contents before swallowing. They have predominantly pale plumage, the exceptions being the brown and Peruvian pelicans. The bills, pouches and bare facial skin of all species become brightly coloured before the breeding season. The eight living pelican species have a patchy global distribution, ranging latitudinally from the tropics to the temperate zone, though they are absent from interior South America as well as from polar regions and the open ocean.

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February 25th, 2017