Pelecanus conspicillatus
Australian Pelican at Yarralumla, ACT
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| Pelecanus conspicillatus | MichaelBedingfield | 23 Nov 2020 | |
| Pelecanus conspicillatus | JonSteinbeck | 22 Nov 2020 |
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User's notes
I noticed a single Australian Pelican on each of the two swimming pontoons at Yarralumla Bay. Both were sitting. When I got too close to the nearest bird stood up so I backed away. Eventually it returned, not to a sitting positing but to resting its beak along its back. The bird that was further away did not move. Both birds started to get swooped by magpies from the shore for some reason.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.104117-35.298640
- Altitude 565.6m
- Maps Lake Burley Griffin West
- Places Yarralumla, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 13 Nov 2020 07:34 PM 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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