{"id":7331,"date":"2017-04-26T13:16:33","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T12:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=7331"},"modified":"2020-01-31T16:39:18","modified_gmt":"2020-01-31T15:39:18","slug":"great-white-pelican-pelecanus-onocrotalus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=7331","title":{"rendered":"Great White Pelican
Pelecanus onocrotalus<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

>> GENERAL >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

– very large waterbird, much larger than White Stork<\/a>
\n– diurnal migrant
\n– migrates in small to very large flocks in formation, often circling in thermals<\/p>\n

>> VISUAL ID >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nGreat White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus<\/em>, AD<\/strong>
\nBIF1166, 04\/01\/2015, Lake Chamo, Ethiopia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

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\nGreat White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus<\/em>, AD<\/strong>
\nBIF1167, 04\/01\/2015, Lake Chamo, Ethiopia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

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\nGreat White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus<\/em>, AD<\/strong>
\nBIF1168, 04\/01\/2015, Lake Chamo, Ethiopia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nGreat White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus<\/em>, AD<\/strong>
\nBIF1169, 04\/01\/2015, Lake Chamo, Ethiopia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nGreat White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus<\/em>, AD, IMM<\/strong> (centre)
\nBIF1170, 04\/01\/2015, Lake Chamo, Ethiopia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nGreat White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus<\/em>, AD<\/strong>
\nBIF1171, 04\/01\/2015, Lake Chamo, Ethiopia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

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\nGreat White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus<\/em>, AD BREED<\/strong>
\nBIF1772, 27\/05\/2011, Rybachje, Kazakhstan, Patrick Franke<\/p>\n

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\nGreat White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus<\/em>, AD<\/strong> (right)
\nDalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus<\/em>, AD<\/strong> (left)
\nBIF1773, 27\/05\/2011, Rybachje, Kazakhstan, Patrick Franke<\/p>\n

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\nGreat White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus<\/em>, AD<\/strong> (right)
\nDalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus<\/em>, AD<\/strong> (left)
\nBIF1774, 27\/05\/2011, Rybachje, Kazakhstan, Patrick Franke<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nGreat White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus<\/em>, AD<\/strong>
\nBIF1775, 27\/05\/2011, Rybachje, Kazakhstan, Patrick Franke<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nGreat White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus<\/em>, AD<\/strong>
\nDalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus<\/em>, AD<\/strong> (upper right)
\nBIF1776, 27\/05\/2011, Rybachje, Kazakhstan, Patrick Franke<\/p>\n

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\nGreat White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus<\/em>, AD<\/strong>
\nBIF1777, 27\/05\/2011, Rybachje, Kazakhstan, Patrick Franke<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nGreat White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus<\/em>, AD<\/strong>
\nBIF1778, 26\/05\/2011, Rybachje, Kazakhstan, Patrick Franke<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nGreat White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus<\/em>, AD<\/strong>
\nBIF1166, 04\/01\/2015, Lake Chamo, Ethiopia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nGreat White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus<\/em>, AD<\/strong>
\nBIF1166, 04\/01\/2015, Lake Chamo, Ethiopia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

>> ACOUSTIC ID >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

– usually nonvocal during migration<\/p>\n

>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

White Stork<\/a> (v)
\nPink-backed Pelican<\/a> (v)
\nDalmatian Pelican<\/a> (v)<\/p>\n

#waterbird <\/p>\n

#ornithology #birdmigration #birdID #birdguide #birding #birdwatching #birdsound #westernpalearctic #europe #vismig #flightcalls #vismig #flightcalls #middleeast #northernafrica #workinprogress <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

>> GENERAL >>>>> – very large waterbird, much larger than White Stork – diurnal migrant – migrates in small to very large flocks in formation, often circling in thermals >> VISUAL ID >>>>> Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus, AD BIF1166, 04\/01\/2015, Lake Chamo, Ethiopia, Mathias Putze Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus, AD BIF1167, 04\/01\/2015, Lake … Continue reading Great White Pelican
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