The American White Pelican is a North American pelican with broad black-and-white wings and a huge bill. It scoops fish in shallow water, sometimes herding fish with other pelicans.
Its body is white, with black flight feathers on broad wings. Its bill pouch scoops up fish.
It scoops fish at the surface. Groups may swim together to herd fish into shallows, where they are easier to catch.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.