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Species profile—Pelecanus conspicillatus (Australian pelican)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Pelecanidae (pelican) → Pelecanus conspicillatus (Australian pelican)

Photo of Pelecanus conspicillatus (Australian pelican) - Queensland Government,1978
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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Pelecanidae (pelican)
Scientific name
Pelecanus conspicillatus Temminck, 1824
Common name
Australian pelican
WildNet taxon ID
1284
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Wetland status
Wetland Indicator Species
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
All 3

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1284.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024