Species profile—Pelecanus conspicillatus (Australian pelican)

Classification

Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Aves ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves ) (birds) → Pelecanidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&family=pelecanidae ) (pelican) → Pelecanus conspicillatus (Australian pelican)

( https://wildnet.itp.qld.gov.au/wws/images/4498?f=.jpg )
Go to Photo gallery ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=1284#imgGallery )

Sighting data

Download

KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=1284&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=1284&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=1284 )

Species details

Kingdom

Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves ) (animals)

Class

Aves ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves ) (birds)

Family

Pelecanidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=aves&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 ( https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/biota/fauna/fauna-indicator-species/ )

Endemicity

Native

Pest status

Nil

Species environment

All 3

Other resources

• Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) ( https://ozcam.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Pelecanus%20conspicillatus#tab_mapView )
• Atlas of Living Australia ( https://bie.ala.org.au/search?q=PELECANUS%2BCONSPICILLATUS )

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1284 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1284 ).

This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.