Dalmatian pelican

Sometimes it stores the fish in the throat pouch under its beak so it can eat it later.

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Dalmatian pelican

  • Habitat

    Southeast Europe, East and Central Asia near lakes and rivers

  • Food

    fish; including carp, eel, catfish and pike

  • Lifetime

    35 years

  • Weight

    10 to 12 pounds

  • Length

    1.60 to 1.80 meters

  • Number of eggs

    1 to 6

  • Incubation time

    30 to 34 days

  • IUCN status

    fragile

  • EEP?

    yes

1

meters in diameter, that's how big the pelican's nest can be

35

years, which is how old the crucian pelican gets at most

11

kilograms, that's how much the crucian pelican weighs on average

Collaborate

Dalmatian pelicans often work together to catch fish. They form a group and drive the fish to shallow water. Here they can catch the fish more easily. There are also often cormorants among them that eat along.

The nest

The dalmatian pelican nest consists of grass, reeds, sticks and feathers and can reach 1 meter in diameter. They prefer to build it on reeds in the water. Then it is better protected from predators.