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P. conspicillatus
White with black wings and a big pink bill, (It has been recorded as having the longest bill of any living bird), orbital skin and distal quarter of the bill are orange.
Spotted at Seal island WA, Australia, a small island inhabited by Pelicans and Sea Lions; Is also 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. Australian pelicans occur primarily in large expanses of open water without dense aquatic vegetation.
The Australian pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) is a large waterbird of the family Pelecanidae. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae Genus: Pelecanus Species: P. conspicillatus
Spotted on Apr 12, 2017
Submitted on May 6, 2017
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