brown pelican
noun
: a pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) of American coasts that has a brownish body and a chiefly white or white with yellow head
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Invisible geckos belt out intermittent clicks from the foliage, as brown pelicans sweep lazily across the sky, patrolling the shoreline for their daily fill.
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Ashlee Marie Preston, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Loading your audio article There’s a broken link in the food chain of California’s brown pelicans, adding a sad chapter to one of conservation’s most striking success stories.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 29 May 2024
The Elkhorn Slough is home to more than 700 species of plants, animals and marine life, including endangered and threatened species such as the southern sea otter, the Santa Cruz long-toed salamander and the California brown pelican.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2025
Pascagoula River Audubon Center Get out on the water with a kayak or paddleboat rental to look for bird species like magnolia warblers and brown pelicans at this center.
—Cinelle Barnes, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2025
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Ashlee Marie Preston, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Loading your audio article There’s a broken link in the food chain of California’s brown pelicans, adding a sad chapter to one of conservation’s most striking success stories.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 29 May 2024
The Elkhorn Slough is home to more than 700 species of plants, animals and marine life, including endangered and threatened species such as the southern sea otter, the Santa Cruz long-toed salamander and the California brown pelican.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2025
Pascagoula River Audubon Center Get out on the water with a kayak or paddleboat rental to look for bird species like magnolia warblers and brown pelicans at this center.
—Cinelle Barnes, Travel + Leisure, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Brown pelican.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brown%20pelican. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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