Pelicans

Dalmatian Pelican

Pelecanus crispus

The Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) is a 9.5 kg wetland bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Pelicans

Order

Pelecaniformes

Weight

9.5 kg

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

25

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