Animals / Bird
Great white pelican
Pelecanus onocrotalus · Pelecanidae
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.
Where the Great white pelican lives
Recorded in Israel, South Africa, India, Kenya, Namibia, Romania, Turkey, Greece, Netherlands, Tanzania, Bulgaria, Senegal and Ethiopia (Asia, Africa and Europe).
Most records fall in Western Cape, Gujarat, Rift Valley, HaZafon, Saint-Louis and Tulcea.
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Conservation status
Least concern (LC). Not at risk: it is doing well in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.
Sources
The range is a density of 134,356 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.