Great White Pelican

Pelecanus onocrotalus

Least Concern

The Great White Pelican is a large waterbird of Africa, the Middle East, and southern Eurasian wetlands. It catches fish with a long bill and expandable throat pouch, often feeding cooperatively on lakes, rivers, lagoons, estuaries, or coastal waters and nesting in colonies on islands, reedbeds, or shores.

Family

Pelecanidae

Group

Pelicans

Range

Great White Pelican Range — Resident or seasonal range in Africa, the Middle East, and southern Eurasian wetlands

Population

≈ ~75K

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