Yellow Morph Throat Coloration of California Brown Pelican, #37818

Yellow Morph California Brown Pelican Portrait, note the distinctive winter mating plumage but the unusual yellow throat and pure white head with just a touch of mottling. La Jolla, USA, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, natural history stock photograph, photo id 37818
Yellow Morph California Brown Pelican Portrait, note the distinctive winter mating plumage but the unusual yellow throat and pure white head with just a touch of mottling. 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: 37818
Format: Digital 3:2
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