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American White Pelican Range Map

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Range Map for American White Pelican

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Migration

Resident to medium-distance migrant. Northern breeding populations migrate to southern California, the Gulf States, Mexico, and Central America. Populations breeding in Texas and Mexico are resident.

Map data are provided by NatureServe in collaboration with Robert Ridgely, James Zook, The Nature Conservancy - Migratory Bird Program, Conservation International - CABS, World Wildlife Fund - US, and Environment Canada - WILDSPACE.

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Pelicans(Order: Pelecaniformes, Family: Pelecanidae)

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