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;[[:Category:Pelecanus|Pelecanus]] onocrotalus | ;[[:Category:Pelecanus|Pelecanus]] onocrotalus | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | Male 175 cm, female 148 cm<br /> | ||
| + | *Adult is mostly white | ||
| + | *Very large bill | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:DSC08652.JPG|thumb|300px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo by {{user|Shantilal+Varu|Shantilal Varu}}<br />Bhavnagar, Gujarat, [[India]], March 2013]] | |
| + | [[Europe]], [[Africa]] and [[Asia]]:<br /> | ||
| + | '''Europe''': [[Scandinavia]], [[Norway]], [[Denmark]], [[Great Britain]], [[Belgium]], [[Portugal]], [[Italy]], [[Estonia]], [[Latvia]], [[Belarus]], [[Hungary]], [[Slovenia]], [[Croatia]], [[Montenegro]], [[Albania]], [[Greece]], [[Corfu]], [[Lesvos]], [[Crete]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Romania]], [[Ukraine]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Northern Africa''': [[Algeria]], [[Egypt]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Western Africa''': [[Mauritania]], [[Senegambia]], [[Senegal]], [[The Gambia]], [[Guinea-Bissau]], [[Mali]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Ghana]], [[Nigeria]], [[Niger]], [[Chad]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Gabon]], [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], [[Angola]], [[Zaire]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[South Sudan]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Djibouti]], [[Somalia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]], [[Malawi]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Middle East''': [[Turkey]], [[Cyprus]], [[Syria]], [[Lebanon]], [[Israel]], [[Jordan]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Yemen]], [[Qatar]], [[Kuwait]], [[Iraq]], [[Iran]], [[Armenia]], [[Azerbaijan]], [[Georgia]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Asia''': [[Russia]], [[Siberia]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Uzbekistan]], [[Turkmenistan]], [[Tajikistan]], [[Afghanistan]], [[China]], [[Tibet]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], Western [[Himalayas]], [[Maldives]], [[Bangladesh]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[Indonesia]], [[Greater Sundas]], [[Java]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | [[Image:IMG 5579-Edit-Edit.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Photo by {{user|Florian+Andronache|Florian Andronache }}<br />[[Romania]], 2011]] | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
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They are found in freshwater lakes,deltas, marshes and swamps. | They are found in freshwater lakes,deltas, marshes and swamps. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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They normally ground nest in colonies, 2 eggs are normally laid. | They normally ground nest in colonies, 2 eggs are normally laid. | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
Pelicans feed on fish by dipping their heads into the waer and scooping up the fish. They will sometimes gather in a group to round up the fish. | Pelicans feed on fish by dipping their heads into the waer and scooping up the fish. They will sometimes gather in a group to round up the fish. | ||
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====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
<flashmp3>Pelecanus onocrotalus (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Pelecanus onocrotalus (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug13}}#Avibase | |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2014) | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Pelecanus+onocrotalus}} | {{GSearch|Pelecanus+onocrotalus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Pelecanus]][[Category:Bird Songs]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Pelecanus]][[Category:Bird Songs]] | ||
Revision as of 23:06, 8 August 2014
- Pelecanus onocrotalus
Identification
Male 175 cm, female 148 cm
- Adult is mostly white
- Very large bill
Distribution
Europe, Africa and Asia:
Europe: Scandinavia, Norway, Denmark, Great Britain, Belgium, Portugal, Italy, Estonia, Latvia, Belarus, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Corfu, Lesvos, Crete, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine
Northern Africa: Algeria, Egypt
Western Africa: Mauritania, Senegambia, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Zaire
Eastern Africa: Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi
Southern Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal
Middle East: Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq, Iran, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
Asia: Russia, Siberia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, China, Tibet, Pakistan, India, Western Himalayas, Maldives, Bangladesh
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Java
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
They are found in freshwater lakes,deltas, marshes and swamps.
Behaviour
Breeding
They normally ground nest in colonies, 2 eggs are normally laid.
Diet
Pelicans feed on fish by dipping their heads into the waer and scooping up the fish. They will sometimes gather in a group to round up the fish.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Pelecanus onocrotalus (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Great White Pelican. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Great_White_Pelican
