white pelican


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Noun1.white pelican - large American pelicanwhite pelican - large American pelican; white with black wing feathers
pelican - large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish
genus Pelecanus, Pelecanus - type genus of the Pelecanidae
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In addition to mammals, 217 bird species and subspecies such as Levant sparrow hawk, great white pelican, dalmatian pelican, white-tailed eagle, lammergeyer, short-toed eagle, great bustard and little bustard can be found in Nakhchivan.
(9,10) In a great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) with subcutaneous xanthomatosis (11) and a goose (Anser anser) with atypical multiple, xanthomatous, cutaneous neoplasia, (12) hyperlipidemia was thought to be a potential cause.
The Pelecanus onocrotalus, or great white pelican, is a bird in the pelican family.
Such beautiful birds including siberian cranes, snowy white colour birds, white pelican, spoon bill, shoveller, pintails, glosy Ibis, lasser flamingoes, demiselle crane and others were seen in different lakes, wetlands and meadows of Badin district including Narari lake, Shakoor lake, Jhabo lake, Sandu lake, Wayaro lake, Phoosna lake and others.
22 (ANI): A Great White Pelican, which was rescued from Valankulam Lake by an environmentalist, is being treated in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore.
Here, you are most likely to spot the sambar deer, leopards, elephants, white pelican, Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot, and Sri Lanka Gray Hornbill, amongst other unique animals.
Occasionally, the American white pelican and Bald Eagle will stop here.
The white pelican, 5ft from beak to tail and with a 9ft wingspan, lived on the River Coquet at Warkworth from 1973 to 1976.
Redhead Ay thy a americana Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Canvasback Aythya valisineria Lesser Scaup Aythya afpnis Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrarhynchos Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi American Coot Fulica americana Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis Killdeer Charadrius vociferans Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus American Avocet Recurvirostra americana Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria Spotted Sandpiper Actitis mandarins Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus Generic sandpiper Calidris sp.
Hepatitis as a result of tetratrichomoniasis has been reported in birds such as the American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos; Burns et al., 2013), Waldrapp ibis (Geronticus eremita; Laing et al., 2013), and red-legged partridge (Alectorisrufa; Liebhart et al., 2014).
Another $3.5 million will be for wildlife habitat restoration, $2.4 million for improving recreational access, $900,000 for restoration planning and $400,000 for improving white pelican breeding areas.