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title: "Australische pelikaan"
description: "Pelecanus conspicillatus — Vogels. The Australian pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) is a large waterbird in the family Pelecanidae, widespread on the inland and coastal waters of Australia and New Guinea, also in Fiji, parts of Indonesia and as a vagrant in New Zealand."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/australian-pelican
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Australische pelikaan

> Pelecanus conspicillatus — Vogels. The Australian pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) is a large waterbird in  the family Pelecanidae, widespread on the inland and coastal waters of Australia and New Guinea, also in Fiji, parts of Indonesia and as a vagrant in New Zealand.

- Scientific name: *Pelecanus conspicillatus*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren), `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 25866
- Wikidata: [Q26063](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26063)
- iNaturalist taxon: [4326](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/4326)

## Names

- en: Australian Pelican
- de: Brillenpelikan
- es: Pelícano australiano
- fr: Pélican à lunettes
- nl: Australische pelikaan
- pt: Pelicano-australiano
- pl: Pelikan australijski

## Countries with the most observations

AU (25133), TL (32), ID (23), PG (6)

## Summary

The Australian pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) is a large waterbird in  the family Pelecanidae, widespread on the inland and coastal waters of Australia and New Guinea, also in Fiji, parts of Indonesia and as a vagrant in New Zealand. It is a predominantly white bird with black wings and a pink bill. It has been recorded as having the longest bill of any living bird. It mainly eats fish, but will also consume birds and scavenge for scraps if the opportunity arises.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_pelican

## Photo

![Australische pelikaan](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/australian-pelican/medium.jpg)

Photo: John Cull · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/136663954

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/australian-pelican?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).