Great white pelican
Pelecanus onocrotalus / Great white pelican
- Habitat
- Lakes, estuaries and wetlands
- Continent
- Africa
- Food
- Fish, but also young birds and small ducklings
- Gestation/breeding period
- about 33 days
- Mode of life
- Loose groups and large breeding colonies
- Class
- Birds
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
Key facts
~ 1.70 m
size
~ 13 kg
weight
~ 50 years
age
How endangered are Great white pelicans?
by IUCN (Red List of Threatened Species)
- Not evaluated
- Data deficient
-
Least concern Least concern - Near threatened
- Vulnerable
- Endangered
- Critically endangered
- Extinct in the wild
- Extinct
Did you know?
The great white pelican has a wingspan of up to 3.5 metres.
Great white pelican on the zoo tour
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