Pelecanus onocrotalus Linnaeus, 1758
Great white pelican
photo by FAO

Family:  Pelecanidae (pelicans)
Max. size:  175 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 9,000.0 g
Environment:  others; marine
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific, Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean.
Diagnosis:  Culmen: 3.30.2 cm; tarsus: 10.16 cm; wing: 60.96 cm.
Biology:  Total Length: 140 to 175 cm; Wingspan: 270 to 360 cm (Ref. 8812). Surface seizing; coastal (Ref. 356).
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 04 September 2020 Ref. 123251)
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