Species fact sheet by Global Register of Migratory Species - www.groms.de

Pelecanus onocrotalus Linnaeus, 1758 Family: Pelecanidae Order: Pelecaniformes Back
Great white pelican Rosapelikan Pélican blanc Pelicano vulgar
CMS App I (Pop) & II AEWA Redlist 2000 (Criteria) NL CITES NL (Europe: SPEC 3 threat status R)
Migration: partial N breeders migratory, intracontinental

Pelecanus onocrotalus

Migratory in N populations; arrives Danube Delta late Mar/Apr, leaves Sept/early Nov; current wintering grounds of European popualtion unknown (see page 301); many Asian breeders winter in Pakistan. Resident and dispersive in tropics and some S temperate sites. Regularly flies long distances from colony to feed, e.g. probably commutes 100´s of km daily between colony at Mogode, Cameroon, and L Chad.
(del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1992) - www.hbw.com )

Regions: East Asia, Europe, North Africa, North Asia, South & Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, West & Central Asia
Recommended link: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/pelecanus/p._onocrotalus$narrative.html
Feedback: mail to Klaus Riede
Explanatory notes
(Last update: 05.08.02 by E.Heuel)

Populations