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Common Name

Great White Pelicans

Alternate Names

Eastern White Pelican, Rosy Pelican

Common Type

Pelican

Order

Pelecaniformes

Family

Pelecanidae

Genus

Pelecanus

Species

onocrotalus

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Britain, Jurong

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Migratory

Preferred Habitat

Swamps and shallow lakes

Distribution and Range

Southeast Europe, Asia and Africa

Food

Primarily fish with a few other aquatic animals.

Captive Photographed

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Field Notes:

The pelican's pouch serves as a scoop from which the water drains and retains the fish after diving into the water from flight. The state bird of Louisiana. Was endangered by the use of DDT but since the use of DDT was banned in 1972 the population has recovered

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