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. There are 2 New Jersey species.
- American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos (A)
- Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis
Read more about this topic: List Of Birds Of New Jersey