Spot-billed pelican: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the spot-billed pelican lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pelecanus philippensis
Group	Seabirds, divers & grebes
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Bird
Order	Pelecaniformes
Family	Pelecanidae

Where does the spot-billed pelican live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the spot-billed pelican in 4 countries and territories across Asia.

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 spot-billed pelican endangered?

The spot-billed pelican’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the spot-billed pelican?

The spot-billed pelican (Pelecanus philippensis) is a bird in the order Pelecaniformes and the family Pelecanidae, genus Pelecanus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the spot-billed pelican

The spot-billed pelican (Pelecanus philippensis) or gray pelican is a member of the pelican family. It breeds in southern Asia from southern Iran across India east to Indonesia. It is a bird of large inland and coastal waters, especially large lakes. At a distance they are difficult to differentiate from other pelicans in the region although it is smaller but at close range the spots on the upper mandible, the lack of bright colours and the greyer plumage are distinctive. In some areas these birds nest in large colonies close to human habitations.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Spot-billed pelican (revision 1332360262), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q180360 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).