1049382

Pelecanus onocrotalus

Least Concern (LC)

Pelecanus onocrotalus Linnaeus 1758

Great Great White Pelican Great af Witpelikaan bg Розов пеликан br Pilikant gwenn cs Pelikán bílý de Rosapelikan en Eastern White Pelican en Great White Pelican en White Pelican eo Blanka pelikano es PelÌcano Común es PelÌcano vulgar fi pelikaani fr Pélican blanc he שקנאי לבן hu Rózsás gödény it Pelecanus onocrotalus it Pellicano it Pellicano bianco ja モモイロペリカン nl Gewone Pelikaan nl Roze pelikaan nl Roze pelikaan no Hvitpelikan pt Pelicano-branco ru Rozovy Pelikan ru Пеликан розовый ru Розовый пелекан ru Розовый пеликан sk Pelikán ružový sv Vit pelikan tr Ak pelikan uk Great White Pelican uk Great White Pelican

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A social and cooperative bird, the great white pelican fishes in the early morning, spending the remainder of the day preening and bathing. Groups of birds bathe in shallow water, ducking their heads and bodies beneath the surface and flapping their wings. Pelicans may also be seen standing on sandbars and small islands with their wings spread and bills open, to cool down. The great white pelican feeds on large fish, mainly carp in Europe and cichlids in Africa, but is also known to take eggs and chicks of the Cape cormorant (Phalacrocorax capensis) in southwest Africa. Despite evidence suggesting that pelicans take fewer fish when fishing as a group, the great white pelican commonly feeds cooperatively. Between 8 and 12 or more birds form a horseshoe shape, herding fish into shallow water, and plunging their bills to catch the fish along the way. Once a pelican has fish in its pouch, it tilts its head vertically and swallows them whole (2).During the breeding season, the great white pelican male behaves territorially; gaping, clapping its bill and bowing. It may even attack other males using the bill, should they come too close. Breeding takes place in spring in Europe, but is year-round in Africa, and despite the male's defensive behaviour, the birds nest colonially near water. Males display using the head crest and the bright colours of the pouch. Once pairs have formed, a rudimentary nest is built on the ground from sticks (2). The female lays an average of two eggs and incubates them for 31 days (2) (7). The chicks fledge after 75 to 85 days, reaching sexual maturity at three to four years (2) (7). Great white pelicans can live for up to 30 years (2). 763376a7057c2609fba08df7006f70cf 2603313

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1 Overview 3 Description 290 General Description 302 Nucleotide Sequences 267 Morphology 232 Reproduction and Life History 70 Behavior 293 Diagnostic Description 4 Ecology and Distribution 20 Distribution 41 Habitat 297 Trophic Strategy 8 Conservation 33 Trends and Threats 286 Conservation Status 6 Relevance 251 Uses 295 Procedures 300 Wikipedia 9 Biodiversity Heritage Library 7 References and More Information 17 Literature References 226 Specialist Projects 298 Biomedical Terms 227 Search the Web 13 Common Names

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1049382

Pelecanus onocrotalus

Least Concern (LC)

Pelecanus onocrotalus Linnaeus 1758

Portland State University, MA Education 7 klans BA Physics - Johns Hopkins University MS Education - Johns Hopkins University ME Engineering Physics - University of Virginia 10 peter Ph.D., University of Bristol (1976) D.Sc., Queen's University, Belfast (1990) 11 paddy Asst. Project Manager, Antarctic Invertebrates, Smithsonian Institution Visiting Scientist, Chemicals Affecting Insect Behavior Lab, US Agricultural Research Service, 2005-2006 Hammock, J., Vinyard, B., Dickens, J. 2007. Response to host plant odors and aggregation pheromone by larvae of the Colorado potato beetle on a servosphere. Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 1(1):27-35 PhD, Biological Oceanography, Massachussetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceangraphic Institution, 2005 20470 jhammock University of Michigan, PhD 1997 Thesis: Social behavior and vocal communication of American Crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) Member of Ecological Society of America, Entomological Society of America. 25567 csparr 30594 jweckstein 33422 mstuder Postdoctoral Research Associate Biodiversity Synthesis Center 34318 parham Curator of Zoology (Fishes), Field Museum of Natural History 34360 mwestneat EOL Species Pages Coordinator, Ph. D. in Entomology, University of Arizona 1999, Diploma in Biology, Freie Universität Berlin 1989 35200 Katja William Miller, PhD Assistant Professor Baker University Dept. of Biology PO Box 65 Baldwin city, Kansas 66006-0065 35243 WMiller University of California Berkeley 35508 tuco Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University. CV: http://www.eeb.cornell.edu/greene/GreeneCV.html 35534 HarryGreene 1. Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Biology, Willamette University. 2. Animal Behavior 75(6):2005-2011 3. AOU 36132 David.P.Craig 36197 MarthaTestuser Mallari et al 2002 Key Conservation Sites in the Philippines:Haribon/BirdLife Directory of Important bird areas. Bookmark, Makati City Member, Wildlife Conservation Society of the Philippines 36398 amallari 1 Asst Professor at UNC Wilmington Dept of Biology and Marine Biology 2 author of paper showing for the first time close relationships between flamingos and grebes (van Tuinen, Butvill, Kirsch and Hedges) convergence and divergence in the evolution of aquatic birds, Proc Roy Soc London B (2001): 1345-1350 3 member of flamingo and grebe specialist groups 36429 vantuinenm I have a PhD in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior from the University of Minnesota. I am currently employed as the William A. and Nancy R. Klamm Endowed Chair of Ornithology at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Recent relevant publications: Putnam, C. G., A. W. Jones, and R. S. Ridgely. accepted, Cotinga. Documentation of two Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) specimens from Ecuador. Jones, A. W. and R. S. Kennedy. 2008. Evolution in a tropical archipelago: comparative phylogeography of Philippine fauna and flora reveals complex patterns of colonization and diversification. Biological Journal of the Linnaean Society 95: 620-639. Jones, A. W. and R. S. Kennedy. 2008. Plumage convergence and evolutionary history of the Island Thrush (Turdus poliocephalus) in the Philippines. The Condor 110: 35-44. Bridge, E. S., G. A. Voelker, C. W. Thompson, A. W. Jones and A. J. Baker. 2007. Effects of size and migratory behavior on the evolution of wing molt in terns (Sternae): a phylogenetic-comparative study. The Auk 124: 841-856. Bridge, E. S., A. W. Jones, and A. Baker. 2005 A phylogenetic framework of the terns (Sternini) inferred from mtDNA sequences: implications for taxonomy and plumage evolution. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 35: 459-469. 36473 AndyJones Active Member of Wildlife society of Africa, herpetological society of southern Africa and general manager and curator of reptile research and information center (Zebra Country lodge, Cullinan district Pretoria) 37046 Vaughan faculty, Department of Biology University of Miami Coral Gables, Fl 33124 AAAS, ICRS, Sigma Xi http://www.bio.miami.edu/Fac/Sealey.html 38707 ksealey Director, Animal Demography Unit, University of Cape Town. Responsible for, among others, the Southern African Bird Atlas Project, South African Bird Ringing Unit. Fellow of the American Ornithologists' Union. 39155 Les_Underhill Faculty (Associate Professor of Biology), Northern Michigan University 39424 aleclindsay Emeritus Fellow, Trinity College Dublin Holdich, Catherine, David M., Noel, Pierre Y., Reynolds, Julian D. and Haffner, Patrick (eds) (2006). Atlas of crayfish in Europe. Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, 187 pages. Patrimoines naturels, 64. Hudson, Anne V. and Reynolds, Julian D. (1984). Distribution of Irish intertidal Talitridae. Bulletin of the Irish biogeographical Society, 8, 63-76. Reynolds, Julian D. (1976). Occurrence of the fresh-water Bryozoan, Cristatella mucedo Cuvier, in British Columbia. Syesis, 9, 365-366. Smyth, Thomas and Reynolds, Julian D. (1995). Survival ability of statoblasts of freshwater Bryozoa found in Renvyle Lough, County Galway. Biology and Environment: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 95B (1), 65-68. Wickenberg, Maria and Reynolds, Julian D. (2002). A recent Irish record of the woodlouse Acaeroplastes melanurus (Budde-Lund, 1885) (Isopoda: Porcellionidae), considered to be extinct in the British Isles. Bulletin of the Irish Biogeographical Society, 26, 60-63. 39544 jrynolds Affiliated with EOL Species Pages Group 39552 lshapiro Conservation Biologist, NGO, Vermont Center for Ecostudies Adjunct Faculty, Antioch University New England Elective Member of American Ornithologists' Union 39959 Bicknelli Curator of marine invertebrates, National Museums Northern Ireland (Ulster Museum) Author Sponges of the British Isles - A colour guide and working document, 1992 Edition. Ackers, R.G., Moss, D. & Picton, B. E. 1992. Marine Conservation Society, UK. Revised and extended, 2007, Bernard Picton, Christine Morrow & Rob van Soest. PDf and website 40160 BernardPicton 0 44 0