Greggs Birds - Card 40 - Australian Pelican

Some moisture damage to back of card. Number 40 of 40. Text says:

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Australian Pelican

The only recorded sighting in New Zealand was in 1890, on the Wanganui River. Sub-fossil bones have also been found. Breeds in colonies by lagoons or costal islands. Eats fish and [...]ea. Lays 2 or 3 white, che[...]

This bird is most definatively a warm climate bird as the description above notes, temperate is not so ideal, brrr.... But despite that the Australian Pelican do have a wide range, extending as far as Indonesia and Paupua New Guniea. In particular the larger birds of the breed tend to roam widely, helping to spread the species.