Australian pelican
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The Australian pelican is a large waterbird native to Australia, easily recognized by its enormous pale bill and expansive wingspan, and commonly found around inland and coastal waterways.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bird species
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pelican ⓘ waterbird ⓘ |
| averageWeight | about 4 to 7 kilograms ⓘ |
| averageWingspan | about 2.3 to 2.6 metres ⓘ |
| billColor | pale pink to bluish with yellowish tip ⓘ |
| billLength | up to about 50 centimetres ⓘ |
| binomialName | Pelecanus conspicillatus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyLength | about 1.6 to 1.8 metres ⓘ |
| breedingBehavior | colonial breeder ⓘ |
| breedingHabitat |
isolated islands
ⓘ
remote inland lakes ⓘ |
| class | Aves ⓘ |
| clutchSize | usually 1 to 3 eggs ⓘ |
| commonName | Australian pelican ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem | IUCN Red List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
ⓘ
fish ⓘ small birds ⓘ tadpoles ⓘ |
| distinguishingFeature |
large throat pouch
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predominantly white plumage with black wings ⓘ very large pale bill ⓘ |
| family | Pelecanidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foragingStrategy |
cooperative feeding
ⓘ
plunge feeding is rare ⓘ |
| genus | Pelecanus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal waters
ⓘ
estuaries ⓘ lakes ⓘ rivers ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| legColor | grey to blue-grey ⓘ |
| maximumWingspan | about 3.4 metres ⓘ |
| movementPattern | nomadic in response to water availability ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Australia
ⓘ
New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Indonesia ⓘ western Pacific islands ⓘ |
| nestType | ground nest ⓘ |
| notableAbility | can soar using thermal updrafts ⓘ |
| order | Pelecaniformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| plumageColor | white body with black primary feathers ⓘ |
| primaryThreats |
disturbance at breeding colonies
ⓘ
habitat alteration ⓘ |
| rangeExpansion | occasionally recorded in New Zealand ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | highly gregarious ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
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