Pelican Nest in Mangroves

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Pelican Nest in Mangroves
Ocean Portal
Smithsonian Institute


In Ecuador's Galapagos Islands, brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) nest at the top of a mangrove tree. Many other kinds of birds—as well as insects, frogs, snakes, and lizards—live in the canopy of mangroves.

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