Pelicans
Spot-billed Pelican
Pelecanus philippensis
The spot-billed pelican or grey pelican (Pelecanus philippensis) is a member of the pelican family. It breeds in southern Asia from southern Pakistan across India east to Indonesia. It is a bird of large inland and coastal waters, especially large lakes.
- Family
- Pelicans
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Weight
- 5.0 kg
- Habitat
- Wetland
- Diet
- Vertebrates, fish and carrion
- Migration
- Resident
- Countries recorded
- 5
Recorded in India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar.
Where to see it: Jakkur Kere (India); Mysore City Bird Atlas 19A, Kukkarahalli kere ಕುಕ್ಕರಹಳ್ಳಿ ಕೆರೆ (India); Prek Toal Bird Sanctuary (Cambodia); Hoskote / Hosakote Kere (India); Mysore City Bird Atlas 30A, Lingambudhi kere ಲಿಂಗಾಂಬುಧಿ ಕೆರೆ (India).
