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Although all pelican species may feed in groups or alone, the Dalmatian, pink-backed, and spot-billed pelicans are the only ones to prefer solitary feeding. When fishing in groups, all pelican species have been known to work together to catch their prey, and Dalmatian pelicans may even cooperate with great cormorants. [71]
The brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is a bird of the pelican family, Pelecanidae, ... In level flight, brown pelicans fly in groups, ...
American white pelicans gathering at Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. Brown pelicans can also be seen in the center, and at the left and right margins. With wings spread, showing black remiges. The American white pelican rivals the trumpeter swan, with a similar overall length, as one of the longest birds native to North ...
Though pelicans are fully capable of fishing for themselves, this group of pelicans in Florida have apparently taken to harassing and shaking down the ospreys and trying to steal their catch.
Morphological study has suggested pelicans are sister to a gannet-cormorant clade, yet genetic analysis groups them with the hamerkop and shoebill, though the exact relationship between the three is unclear. [5] Mounting evidence pointed to the shoebill as a close relative of pelicans. [4]
A similar event, also involving pelicans, occurred in spring 2022, with nearly 800 pelicans admitted into rehab facilities, and 394 successfully returned to the wild.
International Bird Rescue reported more than 260 brown pelicans – a once endangered species – have arrived at the organization’s California treatment centers since April 20. “Diagnostic ...
The Dalmatian pelican requires around 1,200 g (2.6 lb) of fish per day and can take locally abundant smaller fish such as gobies, but usually ignore them in favour of slightly larger fish. [15] [17] It usually forages alone or in groups of only two or three. It normally swims along, placidly and slowly, until it quickly dunks its head ...