Deep Forest Canopy
Species Radar
Pelicans

Great White Pelican

Pelecanus onocrotalus

The great white pelican, also known as the eastern white pelican, rosy pelican or simply white pelican, is a bird in the pelican family. It breeds from southeastern Europe through Asia and Africa, in swamps and shallow lakes.

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