Pelecanus philippensis, Spot-billed pelican

Pelecanus philippensis   Gmelin, 1789

Spot-billed pelican
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Aves | Pelecaniformes | Pelecanidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Others.  Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-West Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 152 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8812); max. published weight: 4.7 kg (Ref. 356)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Total Length: 127 to 152 cm (Ref. 8812). Surface seizing; mainly freshwater; some coastal (Ref. 356).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Karpouzi, V.S. 2005 Modelling and mapping trophic overlap between fisheries and the world's seabirds. MSc thesis, Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. (Ref. 81748)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Near Threatened (NT) (A2cd; C1); Date assessed: 01 October 2017

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 28 - 29.3, mean 28.8 (based on 1402 cells).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Very high vulnerability (90 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.

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