Species profile
Australian Pelican
Pelecanus conspicillatus
Quick answer
Australia and Tasmania; winters to New Guinea region
- Scientific name
- Pelecanus conspicillatus
- Family
- Pelecanidae
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Genus
- Pelecanus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Australian Pelican in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
Related species in Pelecanidae
- American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
- Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
- Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus)
- Eopelecanus aegyptiacus (Eopelecanus aegyptiacus)
- Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
- Pelecanus cirrhatus (Pelecanus cirrhatus)
- Pelecanus gaimardi (Pelecanus gaimardi)
- Pelecanus gracilis (Pelecanus gracilis)