Nonbreeding adult/immature © Tom Johnson eBird S52225252 Macaulay Library ML 138227691
Breeding adult © Manu Santa-Cruz
Breeding adult © Oree Efroni Naor
Nonbreeding adult/immature © Bhaarat Vyas
Nonbreeding adult/immature © Rhys Marsh
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Nonbreeding adult/immature © jaya samkutty

Къдроглав пеликан Pelecanus crispus

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Massive pelican with a disheveled appearance. Dirty white overall with a scruffy, upswept crest and black primaries (prominent only in flight). Adult has a bright orange pouch during the breeding season, yellow in the nonbreeding season. Can be confused with Spot-billed Pelican and Great White Pelican, but has a combination of pale iris, clean bill with no spotting, and gray legs. Frequents rivers, extensive wetlands, and estuaries, often in large flocks.

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