Yellow morph California brown pelican breeding plumage portrait

California brown pelican orange morph, preening its feathers while on cliffs over the ocean. While this adult brown pelican exhibits the brown hind neck of a breeding adult, it displays an unusual orange throat rather than the more typical red. La Jolla, USA, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, natural history stock photograph, photo id 38688
California brown pelican orange morph, preening its feathers while on cliffs over the ocean. While this adult brown pelican exhibits the brown hind neck of a breeding adult, it displays an unusual orange throat rather than the more typical red. La Jolla, USA

This image is featured in: California Brown Pelicans in La Jolla, Winter 2022/2023, Part II, Brown Pelican Yellow Morph, with Yellow Gular Pouch (Throat) instead of Red

Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 38688
Format: Digital 3:2
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