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Pelecanus occidentalis

Brown Pelican

Braunpelikan, Meerespelikan

Unique among the world's seven pelican species, the Brown Pelican is found along the ocean shores and on only a few inland lakes in the southwestern U.S. It is the only dark pelican, and also the only one that plunges from the air into the water to catch its food. Roll Over Bay, High Island, Texas, USA

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