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This is a Pelecanus occidentalis pelican species, Pelecanidae family. Common name: brown pelican. The brown pelican was described by Swedish zoologist Carl Linnaeus in the 1766 12th edition of his Systema Naturae, where it was given the binomial name of Pelecanus occidentalis. The brown pelican lives on the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific Coasts in the Americas. The brown pelican is a strictly marine species but ome immature birds may stray to inland freshwater lakes, like in this image. The brown pelican is the national bird of Saint Martin, Barbados, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and the Turks and Caicos Islands, and the official state bird of Louisiana, appearing on the flag, seal, or coat of arms of each. The brown pelican mainly feeds on fish, but occasionally eats amphibians, crustaceans, and the eggs and nestlings of birds. Observed at lake Petén Itzá, El Remate village, Guatemala.

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