Pelecanus conspicillatus
Australian Pelican at Canberra, ACT
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| Pelecanus conspicillatus | natureguy | 21 Jul 2018 | |
| Pelecanus conspicillatus | JonSteinbeck | 20 Jul 2018 |
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Sorry, not a great photo, I took it while I was cycling into work on Thursday. I saw these two pelicans sleeping beside the pedestrian bridge on the north side of Lake Burley Griffin. I had seen two pelicans in the same locations a few weeks ago but I did not stop then to take a photo.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.133987-35.290058
- Altitude 558.9m
- Maps Commonwealth & Kings Parks Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain
- Places Canberra, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 19 Jul 2018 07:35 AM Recorded on
- JonSteinbeck Recorded by
Collections
- BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Pelecanus conspicillatus Colonial nesters (Herons, Cormorants, etc) Water birds Birds
Species information
- Pelecanus conspicillatus Scientific name
- Australian Pelican Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 806.23m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
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