Bird / Pelecanus onocrotalus
Great White Pelican
Lowest risk
Migratory
The great white pelican also known as the eastern white pelican, rosy pelican or white pelican is a bird in the pelican family. It breeds from southeastern Europe through Asia and Africa, in swamps and shallow lakes.
- Range mass
- 5000 to 9000 g
- Average lifespan
Status: captivity - 51.0 years
Fawkes, R. 2001. "Pelecanus onocrotalus" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 10, 2020 at https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Pelecanus_onocrotalus/
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