Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

An excerpt from: National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Birds of North America

  • NWF Staff
  • May 18, 2010


National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Birds of North America by Edward S. Brinkley (Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2007)

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