< Previous100 COASTMONTHLY.COM | JuNe 2024 BIRD’S EYE VIEW AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN PELECANUS ERYTHRORHYNCHOS story and illustration by CHRISTINA MATTISON EBERT American poet Dixon Lanier Merritt once penned this delightful avian limerick: “A wonderful bird is a pelican / His bill will hold more than his belican / He can take in his beak / Food enough for a week / But I’m damned if I see how the helican.” Although American white pelicans don’t actually store food in their throat pouches, they do use them to catch fish before swallowing. The pouch isn’t the only large part of this sizable waterbird — it can boast a wingspan of up to 9 feet. They also are one of the heaviest flying birds in the world, weighing in at 11 to 20 pounds. Somewhat clunky on land, they are apt and elegant flyers that can travel tremendous distances. FuN FACT: Male American white pelicans grow a conspicuous round protrusion on the upper part of their bills during breeding season. 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