Eastern white pelican(Pelecanus onocrotalus / Eastern white pelican)
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Eastern white pelicans are large water birds inhabiting areas of sub-Saharan Africa and zones between southwestern Europe and central Asia.
Eastern white pelicans form monogamous, long-term pairs.
Their bird nesting season takes place during spring, and for the nesting to be deemed successful a minimum of 4 stable pairs is required. They nest in flocks usually in the vicinity of shallow lakes and swamps. They build a nest in the form of a tangle of branches and vegetation on the ground and usually lay 2 white eggs in it. Chicks first receive crushed food from the throat pouches of their parents, and after about two weeks they begin to feed themselves on their own. A young pelican consumes up to 75 kilograms of fish during its development, but it does not reach maturity until its 3rd year of life.
Basic Information
rivers, lakes, swamps and coastlines
mainly fish, but also amphibians, reptiles and small mammals
form long-term pairs, large colonies during nesting