From Opus

Photo by Theo Mamais
Location: Lake Kerkini, Greece

Pelecanus crispus

[edit] Identification

170cm

• Curly nape feathers
• Grey white plumage
• Yellow to purple bare skin around eyes
• Orange-red gular pouch when breeding starts; becomes yellow later.
• Grey legs
• Red lower mandible in breeding season

[edit] Distribution

South east Europe, Asia to China.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic.

[edit] Habitat

Shallow lakes, coastal lagoons, river deltas and swamps.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Breeding

It is a colony breeder, nesting on floating piles of vegetation in reedbeds.

[edit] Diet

The diet includes fish.

[edit] Vocalisation

Calls: Hissing and grunting.

[edit] References

Wikipedia; BirdLife International

[edit] External Links