Spot-billed Pelican

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'''Common Name:''' Spot-billed Pelican

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'''Common Name:''' Spot-billed Pelican<br>

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'''Scientific Name:''' Pelecanus philippensis

'''Habitat:''' Asia; breeds in India, Sri Lanka and Cambodia. Found inland and at coastal waters, especially shallow lakes.

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'''Status:''' ~~Vulnerable~~. This species has declined at a moderately rapid rate owing to a number of threats~~. For this reason the species is classified as “Near Threatened”~~ . A crucial factor in its decline was the loss of the Sittang valley breeding colony in Myanmar through deforestation and loss of feeding-sites. Key threats are a combination of human disturbance at breeding colonies and wetlands, extensive felling of nesting trees, hunting and poaching of eggs and chicks. Additional threats include loss of important feeding-sites through siltation, agricultural intensification, aquaculture development, drainage and conversion of wetlands, declines in wetland productivity as a result of pesticide use, and over-exploitation of fisheries. There is some persecution resulting from competition between the birds and fishers. A potential but as yet unqualified threat is posed by avian influenza. The Philippines population is extinct.

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'''Status:''' Near Threatened. '''Global Population:''' 13,000 - 18,000 mature individuals. This species has declined at a moderately rapid rate owing to a number of threats. A crucial factor in its decline was the loss of the Sittang valley breeding colony in Myanmar through deforestation and loss of feeding-sites. Key threats are a combination of human disturbance at breeding colonies and wetlands, extensive felling of nesting trees, hunting and poaching of eggs and chicks. Additional threats include loss of important feeding-sites through siltation, agricultural intensification, aquaculture development, drainage and conversion of wetlands, declines in wetland productivity as a result of pesticide use, and over-exploitation of fisheries. There is some persecution resulting from competition between the birds and fishers. A potential but as yet unqualified threat is posed by avian influenza. The Philippines population is extinct.

'''Diet:''' Fish and some marine invertebrates. Prey is caught by fishing from the water surface.

'''Cool Facts:''' Pakistan has designated it as the provincial bird of Sindh.

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'''Found in Pelicans'''

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'''Found in [http://hivewire3d.com/songbird-remix-pelicans.html Songbird ReMix Pelicans]'''

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 [[Image:Spotbilledpelican.jpg]]
-'''Common Name:''' Spot-billed Pelican
+'''Common Name:''' Spot-billed Pelican<br>
 '''Scientific Name:''' Pelecanus philippensis
 '''Habitat:''' Asia; breeds in India, Sri Lanka and Cambodia. Found inland and at coastal waters, especially shallow lakes.
-'''Status:''' Vulnerable.  This species has declined at a moderately rapid rate owing to a number of threats. For this reason the species is classified as “Near Threatened” . A crucial factor in its decline was the loss of the Sittang valley breeding colony in Myanmar through deforestation and loss of feeding-sites. Key threats are a combination of human disturbance at breeding colonies and wetlands, extensive felling of nesting trees, hunting and poaching of eggs and chicks. Additional threats include loss of important feeding-sites through siltation, agricultural intensification, aquaculture development, drainage and conversion of wetlands, declines in wetland productivity as a result of pesticide use, and over-exploitation of fisheries. There is some persecution resulting from competition between the birds and fishers. A potential but as yet unqualified threat is posed by avian influenza. The Philippines population is extinct.
+'''Status:''' Near Threatened. '''Global Population:''' 13,000 - 18,000 mature individuals.  This species has declined at a moderately rapid rate owing to a number of threats. A crucial factor in its decline was the loss of the Sittang valley breeding colony in Myanmar through deforestation and loss of feeding-sites. Key threats are a combination of human disturbance at breeding colonies and wetlands, extensive felling of nesting trees, hunting and poaching of eggs and chicks. Additional threats include loss of important feeding-sites through siltation, agricultural intensification, aquaculture development, drainage and conversion of wetlands, declines in wetland productivity as a result of pesticide use, and over-exploitation of fisheries. There is some persecution resulting from competition between the birds and fishers. A potential but as yet unqualified threat is posed by avian influenza. The Philippines population is extinct.
 '''Diet:''' Fish and some marine invertebrates. Prey is caught by fishing from the water surface.
 '''Cool Facts:''' Pakistan has designated it as the provincial bird of Sindh.
-'''Found in Pelicans'''
+'''Found in [http://hivewire3d.com/songbird-remix-pelicans.html Songbird ReMix Pelicans]'''