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Great White Pelican

Pelecanus onocrotalus

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Description:

Juvenile great white pelican in the lake Orestiada of Kastoria city (temperature -5 C). Usually this species doesn't overwinter in Greece and migrates to northeastern Africa or Iraq and north India. It was alone with another juvenile Dalmatian pelican (see photo 2) and dozen of adult Dalmatian pelicans.

Habitat:

Lake

Reference Links:

Great White Pelican - Pelecanus onocrotalus - Overview, Great white pelican - Wikipedia, Ροδοπελεκάνος - Βικιπαίδεια

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PublishedJanuary 3, 2017

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