Pelicans are a genus of large water birds that makes up the family Pelecanidae. source
Pelicans are a genus of large water birds that makes up the family Pelecanidae.
Pelicans have predominantly pale plumage, the exceptions being the brown and Peruvian pelicans. source
Pelicans have predominantly pale plumage, the exceptions being the brown and Peruvian pelicans.
Pelicans frequent inland and coastal waters where they feed principally on fish, catching them at or near the water surface. source
Pelicans frequent inland and coastal waters where they feed principally on fish, catching them at or near the water surface.
Pelicans are gregarious birds, travelling in flocks, hunting cooperatively and breeding colonially. source
Pelicans are gregarious birds, travelling in flocks, hunting cooperatively and breeding colonially.
Four white pelicans -plumaged species tend to nest on the ground. source
Four white pelicans -plumaged species tend to nest on the ground.
Four brown or grey pelicans-plumaged species nest mainly in trees. source
Four brown or grey pelicans-plumaged species nest mainly in trees.
Pelicans are characterised by a long beak and a large throat pouch. source
Pelicans are characterised by a long beak and a large throat pouch.
Pelicans swim well with their strong legs and their webbed feet. source
Pelicans swim well with their strong legs and their webbed feet.
Pelicans are gregarious and nest colonially. Pairs are monogamous for a single season. source
Pelicans are gregarious and nest colonially. Pairs are monogamous for a single season.
The Australian pelican has two reproductive strategies depending on the local degree of environmental predictability. source
The Australian pelican has two reproductive strategies depending on the local degree of environmental predictability.
The eggs of pelicans are oval, white and coarsely textured. source
The eggs of pelicans are oval, white and coarsely textured.
All pelicans's species normally lay at least two eggs and the usual clutch size is one to three, rarely up to six. source
All pelicans's species normally lay at least two eggs and the usual clutch size is one to three, rarely up to six.
Both of pelicans sexes incubate with the eggs on top of or below the feet; they may display when changing shifts. source
Both of pelicans sexes incubate with the eggs on top of or below the feet; they may display when changing shifts.
pelicans Incubation takes 30–36 days. source
pelicans Incubation takes 30–36 days.
The combined population of brown and Peruvian pelicans is estimated at 650,000 birds, with around 250,000 in the United States and Caribbean, and 400,000 in Peru. source
The combined population of brown and Peruvian pelicans is estimated at 650,000 birds, with around 250,000 in the United States and Caribbean, and 400,000 in Peru.
DDT pollution in the environment was a major cause of decline of brown pelican populations in North America in the 1950s and 1960s. source
DDT pollution in the environment was a major cause of decline of brown pelican populations in North America in the 1950s and 1960s.