American white pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Size: 62 inches
Overall Color: white
Occurrence: near water
Diet: fish
Nest: scrape on ground, colonial
Field Identification: very large orange-yellow bill and throat pouch, webbed feet
Season: summer

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Chordata (hollow nerve cord)
Subphylum: Vertebrata (backbone)
Class: Aves (Birds)
Order: pelecaniformes
Family: 18 Pelecanidae (pelicans)
Genus: Pelecanus
Species: erythrorhynchos