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Baldivis, Australia
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Title
Dunsborough Pelican
Artist
Michaela Perryman
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Australian pelican. The Australian pelican ( Pelecanus conspicillatus) is a large waterbird in the family Pelecanidae, widespread on the inland and coastal waters of Australia and New Guinea, also in Fiji, parts of Indonesia and as a vagrant in New Zealand. It is a predominantly white bird with black wings and a pink bill.
Overall, the Australian pelican is predominantly white in colour. There is a white panel on the upper-wing and a white-V on the rump set against black along the primaries. During courtship, the orbital skin and distal quarter of the bill are orange-coloured with the pouch variously turning dark blue, pink and scarlet. The non-breeding adult has its bill and eye-ring a pale yellow and the pouch is a pale pinkish. Juvenile birds are similar to the adults, but with black replaced with brown and the white patch on upper wing reduced. Overall, their appearance is somewhat similar to several other pelicans, though the species is allopatric
It is a medium size pelican, but the pale, pinkish bill is enormous, even by pelican standards, and is the largest bill in the avian world. The record-sized bill was 50 cm (20 in) long
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August 5th, 2020
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Adelaide, SA - Australia
Ahhh! The ubiquitous Pelican, they always come to the fish cleaning tables whenever we have been lucky at our favourite fishing spots. A lovely handsome take. L/F
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