Burung laut (Seabirds)
Australian Pelican
Pelecanus conspicillatus
- tidak umum
- 45 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Holds the record for the longest bill of any bird alive, up to 50cm of pouch-powered fishing net.
- Populasi
- ~46,700–200,000 mature individuals (derived from a global estimate of ~70,000–300,000 individuals); trend stable/fluctuating over three generations
- Habitat
- Large open waters and wetlands — lakes, reservoirs, billabongs, rivers, estuaries, swamps, coastal lagoons, sandy shorelines/spits (major breeding habitat), and artificial water bodies; prefers sites with minimal aquatic vegetation and low disturbance during breeding; sea level to ~150 m elevation
- Fakta menarik
- The Australian pelican holds the record for the longest bill of any living bird, with some measuring up to 50 cm.
- Sebaran
- Widespread across Australia and Tasmania; native/breeding range also includes Indonesia, Papua New Guinea (New Guinea), Timor-Leste, and Solomon Islands; vagrant to Fiji, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Palau, and Vanuatu
- Makanan
- Mainly fish (native and introduced species such as carp, goldfish, and perch), plus crustaceans (yabbies, prawns, shrimp), and occasionally insects, other birds, reptiles, amphibians, and small mammals; often hunts cooperatively, herding fish into shallows
- Ukuran
- 1,7 m
- Bentang sayap
- 2,45 m
- Masa hidup
- 20 tahun
