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Australian Pelicans follow no particular schedule of regular movement, simply following the availability of food supplies.
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They occur mostly in warm regions, though breeding ranges reach 45° south ( Australian Pelican, P. conspicillatus) and 60° North ( American White Pelicans, P. erythrorhynchos, in western Canada).
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Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus Royal Spoonbill Platalea regia Yellow-billed Spoonbill Platalea flavipes ...
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The Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) is a large water bird, widespread on the inland and coastal waters of Australia and New Guinea, also in Fiji, parts of Indonesia and as a vagrant to New Zealand. ...Archive/Nominations Gallery ...
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Part B Australian Pelican to Ducks. Oxford University Press, Melbourne. NSW Scientific Committee (1998) Black-necked stork - Endangered species determination - final. DEC (NSW), Sydney. Pizzey, G. and Knight, F. (2003).
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The pelvis is broader and more robust than the modern Australian pelican and so is regarded as a distinct species. The skeleton found at Poukawa is 3500-4500 years old.
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2. Plunge-diving, used almost exclusively by the American Brown Pelican, but only rarely by white pelicans like the Peruvian Pelican of the western South American coast, or the Australian Pelican.
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See also: Pelican, Pigeon, Purple, Swift, Gannet
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