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> Some pelicans have white on their heads, suggesting that some of them are older birds. Interesting theory!
by rafram 2y ago
> Some pelicans have white on their heads, suggesting that some of them are older birds.
Interesting theory!
- smackay 2y agoBrown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) heads are white in the breeding season. Birds start breeding aged three to five. So technically the statement is correct but I wonder if Gemini didn't get its pelicans and cormorants in a muddle. The mainland European Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis) has a head that gets progressively whiter as birds age.