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Australian Pelican
Sign in to saveAlso known as Pelecanus conspicillatus, Pelecanus conspillicatus
species of bird
Species
Least ConcernAustralian pelican
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPelecaniformes
- FamilyPelecanidae
澳洲鵜鶘（學名：Pelecanus conspicillatus）是一種大型涉禽，分佈在澳洲及新畿內亞、也有在斐濟、印尼及新西蘭。
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
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- Pelecanus conspicillatus
- taxon name
- Pelecanus conspicillatus
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- Pelecanus conspicillatus
- endemic to
- Australia
- wingspan
- 245
- litter size
- 2
- egg incubation period
- 33
- taxon common name
- pelicano-australiano
- short name
- P. conspicillatus
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Encyclopedic overview
The Australian pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) is a large waterbird in the family Pelecanidae, 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. It is a predominantly white bird with black wings and a pink bill. It has been recorded as having the longest bill of any living bird. It mainly eats fish, but will also consume birds and scavenge for scraps if the opportunity arises.
Taxonomy
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Australian Pelican” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.