Spot-billed Pelican

Pelecanus philippensis Gmelin, JF, 1789

Pelecanidae — Pelicans

Spot-billed Pelican, Pelecanus philippensis, is a pelican of inland waters in south India, Sri Lanka, Cambodia and possibly Sumatra, with breeding also recorded in the Oriental Region and the Philippines now extinct. It is a bird of shallow freshwater, especially lowland lakes and wetlands, and it nests in colonies, sometimes near people. Its key feature is the spotted upper bill, which helps separate it from other pelicans at close range. It was first described by Gmelin in 1789.

Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Pelecanidae — Pelicans
Breeding range: Oriental Region: inland se India, Sri Lanka, Cambodia and (?) Sumatra; extinct Philippines