Pelicans & Cormorants

Look For Frigatebirds have long, forked tails and distinctive plumage. Their average wingspan is 90 inches—that’s almost 8 feet! Despite […]

Often, the somewhat snakelike black neck and head is all that betrays the presence of a swimming double-crested cormorant. With

A long thin neck and small head, thin yellow bill, and white feathers on the wings and back set the

At 4 feet long and with a 7-foot wingspan, the brown pelican is one of our largest and most distinctive

This huge white bird (with a nine-foot wingspan!) has black flight feathers, and a large yellow-orange bill making it hard