Pelicans are large water birds that comes under the family Pelecanidae.
They are characterised by a long beak and a large throat pouch used for catching prey and draining water from the scooped-up contents before swallowing.
They have predominantly pale plumage, the exceptions being the brown
The bills, pouches, and bare facial skin of all species become brightly coloured before the breeding season.
Pelicans eat fish, which they catch by using the extensible throat pouch as a dip-net.
The pouch is not used to store the fish, which are swallowed immediately.
The eight living pelican species
have a patchy global distribution, ranging latitudinally from the tropics to the temperate zone.
Pelicans inhabit lakes, rivers, and seacoasts in many parts of the world.
Some species reaching a length of 180 cm, having a wingspan of 3 metres, and weighing up to 13 kg, they are among the largest of living birds.
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They are characterised by a long beak and a large throat pouch used for catching prey and draining water from the scooped-up contents before swallowing.
They have predominantly pale plumage, the exceptions being the brown
The bills, pouches, and bare facial skin of all species become brightly coloured before the breeding season.
Pelicans eat fish, which they catch by using the extensible throat pouch as a dip-net.
The pouch is not used to store the fish, which are swallowed immediately.
Pelicans inhabit lakes, rivers, and seacoasts in many parts of the world.
Some species reaching a length of 180 cm, having a wingspan of 3 metres, and weighing up to 13 kg, they are among the largest of living birds.
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