Brown pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, #20235

Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape and yellow head feathers., Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, natural history stock photograph, photo id 20235
Brown pelican portrait, displaying winter breeding plumage with distinctive dark brown nape and yellow head feathers.

Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 20235
Lat/Long: 32.85021, -117.27028 (Coordinates: 32° 51' 0.76" N, 117° 16' 13.01" W)
Format: Digital 2:3
Keywords: adult, animal, animalia, aves, bird, breeding, brown pelican, california, california brown pelican, chordata, coloration, endangered, endangered threatened species, feather, la jolla, la jolla pelicans, mating, occidentalis, pelecanidae, pelecaniform, pelecaniformes, pelecanus, pelecanus occidentalis, pelecanus occidentalis californicus, pelican, pelicanidae, plumage, san diego, seabird, threatened, usa, vertebrata, vertebrate
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