Pelicans (Pelecanidae)
Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) - HBW 1, p. 310
French: Pélican à lunettes
German: Brillenpelikan
Spanish: Pelícano Australiano
Other common names: Spectacled Pelican
Taxonomy: Pelecanus conspicillatus Temminck, 1824, New South Wales.
Monotypic.
Distribution: Most of Australia and also Tasmania. Regular non breeding visitor to New Guinea.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Three birds coming in to land Locality Mount Carbine, Queensland, Australia (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 8 November 2003 5 years ago 29 sec 3.3 -
Juvenile birds roosting in a small group. Locality Mud Islands, Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 13 December 2010 2 years ago 33 sec 3.3 -
A bird flexing its wings and preparing to fly. Locality Western Treatment Plant, Werribee, Victoria, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 9 August 2010 2 years ago 14 sec 3 -
A large group of birds being fed. Locality Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia (Monotypic species)
Barry Attridge 11 January 2008 4 years ago 37 sec 3 -
A bird bathing Locality Taman Burung, Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta, Java (Indonesia) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 26 July 2007 5 years ago 42 sec 3
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Lateral view of bird in flight
Locality Berrima, New South Wales, Australia (Monotypic species)
Mikko Pyhälä 2 August 2010 2 years ago 3.7 -
scratching right in front of me
Locality Moreton Island, Queensland, Australia
Dirk Tomsa 7 June 2008 1 year ago 3.6 -
On the ground
Locality Karumba, Queensland, Australia
Guy Poisson 5 November 2005 2 years ago 3.6 -
cute pelican
Locality Safari Park, Pringen, East Java Province, Java (Indonesia)
edyst3 2 years ago 3.6 -
A group of birds swimming.
Locality South Australia, Australia (Monotypic species)
Pete Morris 1 October 2003 16 weeks ago 3.6 -
One bird wading.
Locality Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australia
CesarGon 13 June 2004 3 years ago 3.6
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A large group of birds being fed fish on the beach. Locality San Remo, Victoria, Australia
(Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 23 January 2013 16 weeks ago 3
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