Great white pelican  (Pelecanus onocrotalus)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Pelecaniformes
Family Pelecanidae
Genus Pelecanus (1)
Size Length of male: 175 cm (2)
Length of female: 148 cm (2)
Length of male's bill: 35 – 47 cm (2)
Length of female's bill: 29 – 40 cm (2)
Wingspan: 226 – 360 cm (2)
Weight of male: 9 – 15 kg (2)
Weight of female: 5 – 9 kg (2)

Status

The great white pelican is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List 2006 (1) and is listed on Appendices I and II of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS or Bonn Convention) (3). It is listed on Appendix II of the Berne Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (4) and on Annex I of the EC Birds Directive (5). It is also listed on Annex II of the African-Eurasian Migratory Water Birds Agreement (6).