Yellow Morph Throat Coloration of California Brown Pelican, #37557

Yellow Morph California Brown Pelican Portrait, note the distinctive winter mating plumage but the unusual yellow throat and near-absence of yellow feathers on the head. La Jolla, USA, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, natural history stock photograph, photo id 37557
Yellow Morph California Brown Pelican Portrait, note the distinctive winter mating plumage but the unusual yellow throat and near-absence of yellow feathers on the head. La Jolla, USA

This image is featured in: Brown Pelican Yellow Morph, with Yellow Gular Pouch (Throat) instead of Red

Species: Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 37557
Format: Digital 3:4
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