Australian Pelican

Pelecanus is from the Greek word pelecan, meaning pelican. Conspicillatus is a Latin word meaning spectacled.

Nerimba (ne’rim’bar).

Widespread around coastal and inland waters.

Up to 1.8 metres long with a 2.5 metre wingspan.

The furthest distance recorded by the Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme for this species of bird to travel is 3,219 km (as at 13 June 2012). The oldest bird recorded was still alive when the band was read in March 2011, 26 years 1.4 months after being banded.

What Bird is That? Neville W Cayley. 1978

Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds. Various contributors.

Aboriginal names of bird species in south-west Western Australia, with suggestions for their adoption into common usage. Ian Abbott. 2009. Conservation Science Western Australia Journal. Volume 7 No 2 https://library.dbca.wa.gov.au/Journals/080559/080559-07.015.pdf

Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/science/abbbs/abbbs-search.html

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/43abe3ea-7ccc-41cc-920f-d9cfa107207e