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Brown Pelican - national bird of barbados

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The national bird of Barbados is the brown pelican . The scientific name of Brown Pelican is Pelecanus occidentalis. Basically, it is a North American bird one of the three species of pelicans found in which only two species feed by in water. Brown Pelican belongs to the Pelican family Pelecanidae. It is a very huge and stocky seabird which feeds by diving in water in the sea. Brown Pelican is the smallest species in all known 8 species of the pelican but apart that it is still one of the larger seabirds.  The length of the adult pelican is 1 to 1.52 meters and has a wingspan of 2.03 to 2.48 meters. The average weight of the brown pelican is about 3.5 kg but it varies in the range of 2-5kg. Brown pelican is a piscivore (piscivore only feed on fish) & feed by plunging in the water, the main fish which accounts for 90% of its diet is menhaden. The other fish it feeds on are mainly anchovy, sheepshead, silversides, minnows, pigfish, pinfish, herring, mullets

National Flower of The Bahamas

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The Bahamas is an island country located in the Caribbean . The National flower of The Bahamas is that the Yellow Elderflower, it is native to The Bahamas Island. The scientific name of Elder Flowe r is Tecoma stans , it's an evergreen flower and blooms throughout the year. The Elderflower additionally referred to as  Y ellow bell, Ginger Thomas , Yellow Trumpet Bush . It is elected as a National flower in 1970 by combined member votes of all four Major gardens club in the state .  The Nassau garden club , the Carver garden club , the International garden club and also the Y.W.C.A garden club . It is cultivated as a decorative tree throughout the country. It blooms throughout the year within the bunches of 4-6 flowers. It's additionally used for medical purposes as it's leaves and bark used for in cure of high blood pressure and for digestion related issues .

National Flower of Antigua and Barbuda

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Antigua and Barbuda is a country situated in the Caribbean. It is a combined independent country of three islands Antigua, Barbuda and Redonda. The national flower of Antigua and Barbuda is Agave Karatto, it is also known as 'Dagger log' or 'Batta log' . The color of the  Agave karatto is yellow.