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Dalmatian Pelican

Birds

The largest of the pelican species, breeding across scattered wetland colonies from southeastern Europe to China, with a significant population of about 450 pairs nesting in the reed beds of the Danube Delta. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Freshwater 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Derived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status (w-bfill-g5-0924 browse backfill).
Scientific Name
Pelecanus crispus 1
Conservation Status
Near Threatened 1
IUCN Red List (BirdLife International), 2018 assessment (amended version of the 2017 reassessment). Downlisted from Vulnerable to Near Threatened in 2017 following population recovery.
Disputed
Population Estimate
15,000 1
Global estimate of 10,000 to 20,000 individuals, roughly 3,000 to 5,000 breeding pairs; the Danube Delta alone holds about 450 of those pairs.
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Pelecaniformes, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

In Ecosystem

Danube Delta, Ecosystems
Source Dalmatian Pelican (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Dalmatian Pelican (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Distribution section
    Another significant population persists in the Danube Delta, with approximately 450 pairs recorded there.
  • Taxobox
  • Conservation status section
    Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
  • Population section
    The global population of the Dalmatian pelican is estimated at between 10,000 and 20,000 individuals, with roughly 3,000 to 5,000 breeding pairs.
  • References, IUCN citation
    BirdLife International (2018) [amended version of 2017 assessment]. Pelecanus crispus. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T22697599A122838534.
  • System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
    The largest of the pelican species, breeding across scattered wetland colonies from southeastern Europe to China, with a significant population of about 450 pairs nesting in the reed beds of the Danube Delta.
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Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: PelecaniformesView the Source
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