Australian Pelican
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'''Habitat:''' Australia, Papua New Guinea and western Indonesia, with occasional reports in New Zealand and Sulawesi. Any area with a large body of standing water is a potential pelican habitat. Though normally associated with the coast, the Australian pelican can also be seen inland at times of high rainfall, particularly near freshwater, estuarine and marine wetlands and waterways including lakes, swamps, rivers, coastal islands and shores. | '''Habitat:''' Australia, Papua New Guinea and western Indonesia, with occasional reports in New Zealand and Sulawesi. Any area with a large body of standing water is a potential pelican habitat. Though normally associated with the coast, the Australian pelican can also be seen inland at times of high rainfall, particularly near freshwater, estuarine and marine wetlands and waterways including lakes, swamps, rivers, coastal islands and shores. | ||
| - | '''Status:''' | + | '''Status:''' Least Concern. '''Global Population''': 100,000 - 1,000,000 mature individuals. This species has a large range and is widespread however there have been significant population declines; Hhabitat destruction, introduced predators, oil spills, and pesticide poisonings (dieldrin in particular) have killed many birds. |
'''Diet:''' Fish and some marine invertebrates. In addition to small fish, they will eat crustaceans, tadpoles, turtles, ducklings and sea gulls. Prey is caught by fishing from the water surface. | '''Diet:''' Fish and some marine invertebrates. In addition to small fish, they will eat crustaceans, tadpoles, turtles, ducklings and sea gulls. Prey is caught by fishing from the water surface. | ||
