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Pelicans

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

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PELICANS

BIG, BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL
Photo by nahlinse
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ONLY EIGHT SPECIES IN THE WORLD

PELICANS: A SMALL FAMILY OF BIG BIRDS
Photo by 7D-Kenny
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PELICANS EVOLVED THEIR POUCH

30 MILLION YEAS AGO
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THE BROWN PELICAN

THE PLANET'S SMALLEST PELICAN
Photo by Matt Tillett
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Pelecanus occidentalis

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BALD EAGLE

WEIGHT: 8LBS
Photo by BIGDOG3c (J. Todd Poling)
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PERUVIAN PELICAN

PACIFIC COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA FROM ECUADOR AND PERU TO CHILE
Photo by Alastair Rae
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AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN

THE LARGEST PELICAN IN THE AMERICAS
Photo by mikebaird
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Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

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CALIFORNIA CONDOR

WINGSPAN: 9FT 1IN
Photo by glenn~
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GREAT WHITE PELICAN

ONE OF THE LARGEST FLIGHTED BIRDS ON EARTH
Photo by Rainbirder
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Pelecanus onocrotalus

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MUTE SWAN

WEIGHT: 22LBS
Photo by **Mary**
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PINK-BACKED PELICAN

Africa, Seychelles and southwestern Arabia
Photo by JR Guillaumin
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AUSTRALIAN PELICAN

Australia and New Guinea
Photo by JJ Harrison
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SPOT-BILLED PELICAN

SOUTHERN ASIA FROM PAKISTAN ACROSS INDIA EAST TO INDONESIA
Photo by anonray
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DALMATIAN PELICAN

South-eastern Europe to India and China
Photo by A.J. Haverkamp
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A PELICAN'S POUCH HOLDS UP TO 3 GALLONS OF WATER AND FISH.

Photo by mikebaird
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BIG APPETITE

  • Pelicans eat 2-4lbs of fish per day
  • They do not typically eat commercially valuable fish
  • Feed mostly on small schools of fish
  • Some favorites: menhaden, mullet, anchovies, herring, and sailfin mollies
Photo by mikebaird
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BIG FLIGHTS

  • American White Pelicans winter along gulf coast and summer in Canada
  • They will fly up to 30mi from nests to feeding grounds daily
  • Great White pelicans fly from southern Africa to Europe
  • Some migrate as far as Vietnam
  • They will fly up to 60mi between nests and feeding grounds
Photo by Jeff Whitlock
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BOLD

BECAUSE OF THEIR LARGE SIZE, PELICANS HAVE LITTLE TO FEAR.
Photo by Sequoia Hughes
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GREAT WHITE PELICANS

PELICAN MOST OFTEN KEPT IN CAPTIVITY
Photo by Joachim S. Müller
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KLEPTOPARASITISM

PELICANS WILL STEAL FOOD FROM OTHER BIRDS
Photo by kevincole
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OTHER BIRDS ALSO STEAL FROM PELICANS

BROWN PELICANS ALWAYS SEEM TO HAVE A GULL NEARBY
Photo by toniluca
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EASY PREY

PELICANS WILL TAKE FISH STRUGGLING ON A LINE
Photo by ingridtaylar
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DO NOT DISTURB

NESTING PELICANS WILL READILY ABANDON THEIR YOUNG IF FRIGHTENED
Photo by lamsongf
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STAY BACK

300FT
Photo by Rusty Clark
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BEAUTY

IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER
Photo by ~Shanth
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BREEDING PLUMAGE

LOOK AT ME!
Photo by flythebirdpath~}~}~}
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ATLANTIC BROWN PELICAN

Photo by jkirkhart35
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BLUE POUCH FOR THE PERUVIAN PELICAN

Photo by Gunnar Engblom (Kolibri Expeditions)
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GREAT WHITE PELICAN

MALE PINK FACE - FEMALE ORANGE FACE
Photo by Photo Nature
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AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN

ONLY PELICAN THAT GROWS A BREEDING HORN
Photo by howardignatius
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BEAUTIFUL IN FLIGHT

AWKWARD ON THE GROUND
Photo by TexasEagle
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COORDINATED DIVE FEEDING

Photo by kevincole
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ALWAYS SEEN IN SMALL OR...

Photo by Maggie.Smith
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...LARGE GROUPS

Photo by rgibbo3
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WHAT YOU CAN DO

  • Pick up discarded fishing gear
  • Do not approach nest sites: March-August
  • Support habitat preservation and restoration
  • Report injured or entangled birds: (727)441-1790 x234
Photo by Susan Hall Frazier

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