Dalmatian pelican

Kroeskoppelikaan (Pelecanus crispus) Zoo Parc Overloon, The Netherlands Conservation status: Vulnerable

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The dramatic flight take-off a Dalmatian Pelican, Lake Kerkini, Greece. (Arthur Morris)

This is the largest of the pelicans, averaging 170–190 cm (67-75 inches) in length, 11–15 kg (24-33 lbs) in weight and just over 3 m (10 ft) in wingspan. On average, it's the world's heaviest flying species, although large male bustards and swans can exceed the pelican in maximum weight. It differs from the White Pelican in that it has curly nape feathers, grey legs and greyish-white (rather than pure white) plumage. It has a red lower mandible in the breeding season. Immatures are grey and…

A striking male Dalmatian Pelican in breeding plumage in a snowstorm on Lake Kerkini, Greece. © Roger Wasley 2015 all rights reserved. Unauthorized use or reproduction for any reason is prohibited.

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