Australian Pelican

Pelecanus conspicillatus Temminck, 1824

Australian Pelican, Pelecanus conspicillatus, breeds in inland Australia and Tasmania and ranges beyond that in the non-breeding season to the New Guinea region, Java and Sulawesi. It is a pelican in the family Pelecanidae, first named by Temminck in 1824. The bird is associated with open water, especially large lakes, rivers, reservoirs, billabongs, estuaries, swamps, flooded inland areas, drainage channels, salt ponds and coastal lagoons. Its most notable feature is its bill, which has been recorded as the longest of any living bird.

Order

Pelecaniformes

Family

Pelecanidae — Pelicans

Breeding range

Australasia: inland Australia and Tasmania

Nonbreeding range

to New Guinea region, Java and Sulawesi