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Australian Pelican Colony
P. conspicillatus
-32.2926, 115.691
Field Notes
Description:
White with black wings and a big pink bill, (It has been recorded as having the longest bill of any living bird), orbital skin and distal quarter of the bill are orange.
Habitat:
Spotted at Seal island WA, Australia, a small island inhabited by Pelicans and Sea Lions; Is also widespread on the inland and coastal waters of Australia and New Guinea, also in Fiji, parts of Indonesia and as a vagrant in New Zealand. Australian pelicans occur primarily in large expanses of open water without dense aquatic vegetation.
Notes:
The Australian pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) is a large waterbird of the family Pelecanidae. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae Genus: Pelecanus Species: P. conspicillatus
Reference Links:
Australian pelican - Wikipedia
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PublishedMay 6, 2017
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