Australian pelican: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Australian pelican lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pelecanus conspicillatus
Group	Seabirds, divers & grebes
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Bird
Order	Pelecaniformes
Family	Pelecanidae

Where does the Australian pelican live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Australian pelican in 1 country or territory across Oceania. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Australia.

Australia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Australian pelican endangered?

The Australian pelican’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Australian pelican?

The Australian pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) is a bird in the order Pelecaniformes and the family Pelecanidae, genus Pelecanus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Australian pelican

The Australian pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) is a large waterbird in the family Pelecanidae, widespread on the inland and coastal waters of Australia and New Guinea, also in Fiji, parts of Indonesia and as a vagrant in New Zealand. It is a predominantly white bird with black wings and a pink bill. It has been recorded as having the longest bill of any living bird. It mainly eats fish, but will also consume birds and scavenge for scraps if the opportunity arises.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Australian pelican (revision 1371952605), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q26063 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).