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    (c) jcharmon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Adam Brice, all rights reserved

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    (c) Toby Hudson, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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    (c) Wendy Feltham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) frank_prinz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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    (c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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Australian Pelican

Pelecanus conspicillatus

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About

The Australian pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) is a large waterbird of the family Pelecanidae, widespread on the inland and coastal waters of Australia and New Guinea, also in Fiji, parts of Indonesia and as a vagrant in New Zealand. It is a predominantly white bird with black wings and a pink bill. It has been recorded as having the longest bill of any living bird. It mainly eats fish, but will also consume birds and scavenges for...

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