Pelican vs. Flamingo — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Pelican and Flamingo
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Pelican
Pelicans are a genus of large water birds that make up the family Pelecanidae. They are characterized by a long beak and a large throat pouch used for catching prey and draining water from the scooped-up contents before swallowing.
Flamingo
Flamingos or flamingoes are a type of wading bird in the family Phoenicopteridae, the only bird family in the order Phoenicopteriformes. Four flamingo species are distributed throughout the Americas, including the Caribbean, and two species are native to Africa, Asia, and Europe.
Pelican
Any of various large, web-footed birds of the genus Pelecanus primarily of tropical and warm regions, having a long straight bill from which hangs a distensible pouch of skin used for catching and holding fish.
Flamingo
Any of several large wading birds of the family Phoenicopteridae, primarily of tropical regions, having reddish or pinkish plumage, long legs, a long flexible neck, and a bill turned downward at the tip.
Pelican
Any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae, having a long bill with a distendable pouch.
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Flamingo
A moderate reddish orange.
Pelican
A native or resident of the American state of Louisiana.
Flamingo
A wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae.
Pelican
A retort or still having a curved tube or tubes leading back from the head to the body for continuous condensation and redistillation.
Flamingo
A deep pink color tinged with orange, like that of a flamingo.
Pelican
(dentistry) A set of forceps used to force overcrowded teeth apart.
Flamingo
Of a deep pink color tinged with orange, like that of a flamingo.
Pelican
Any large webfooted bird of the genus Pelecanus, of which about a dozen species are known. They have an enormous bill, to the lower edge of which is attached a pouch in which captured fishes are temporarily stored.
Flamingo
Any bird of the genus Phnicopterus. The flamingoes have webbed feet, very long legs, and a beak bent down as if broken. Their color is usually red or pink. The American flamingo is P. ruber; the European is P. antiquorum.
Pelican
A retort or still having a curved tube or tubes leading back from the head to the body for continuous condensation and redistillation.
Flamingo
Large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird with down-bent bill; inhabits brackish lakes
Pelican
Large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish
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