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Pelecanus onocrotalus

Photo by A. Meir
Photographed: Eilat, Israel

[edit] Identification

[edit] Distribution

South east Europe, Africa and Asia

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[edit] Habitat

They are found in freshwater lakes,deltas, marshes and swamps.

[edit] Behaviour

They normally ground nest in colonies, 2 eggs are normally laid. Pelicans feed on fish by dipping their heads into the waer and scooping up the fish. They will sometimes gather in a group to round up the fish.

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[edit] References

Distribution from Wikipedia

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