For the North American bird also called "white pelican", see American white pelican.
Great white pelican
in Lake Ziway, Ethiopia
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Pelecaniformes
Family:
Pelecanidae
Genus:
Pelecanus
Species:
P. onocrotalus
Binomial name
Pelecanus onocrotalus
Linnaeus, 1758
Range of P. onocrotalus
Breeding
Resident
Non-breeding
The great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) also known as the eastern white pelican, rosy pelican or simply white pelican is a bird in the pelican family. It breeds from southeastern Europe through Asia and Africa, in swamps and shallow lakes.
The great white pelican has been rated as a species of least concern on the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species (IUCN). It is listed under Appendix I of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, Annexure I under the EU Birds Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds, and Appendix II of the Berne Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats. It is also listed within 108 Special Protection Areas in the European Union. It occurs within 43 Important Bird Areas (IBAs) in its European range. It is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) is applied.
^BirdLife International (2018). "Pelecanus onocrotalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22697590A132595920. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22697590A132595920.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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