Pelicans
Order: Pelecaniformes. Family: Pelecanidae
Pelicans are very large water birds with a distinctive pouch under the beak. Like other birds in the order Pelecaniformes, they have four webbed toes. In Massachusetts, two species have been recorded.
- American White Pelican, Pelecanus erythrorhynchos (R)
- Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis (R)
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of Massachusetts