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Dalmatian Pelican
Pelecanus crispus
| Armenian Name: | Գանգրափետուր հավալուսն |
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| Species Status: | Endangered Species - Species of Special Concern |
See Plate 2 for Dalmatian Pelican and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Breeding bird |
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| Abundance: | Rare |
| Length: | 160-180 cm, Wing Span:310-345 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 11. |
| Description: | Huge bill and throat pouch, gray underwings with pale stripe through center; gray legs. |
| Adult (Breeding): | Dull white overall with grayish tint below. Curly feathers on hindcrown and hindneck. Skin around eye is pale pink to purple. Pouch orange. Primaries and primary coverts are black above. |
| Adult (Non-breeding): | Paler overall with yellowish-white facial skin and yellow pouch. |
| Juvenile: | Pale gray-brown above, off-white below. Flat crown with peak at rear of head. |
| Similar Species: | Great White Pelican. |
| Behavior: | Usually occurs in groups of less than 10. Single birds often migrate in flocks of Great White Pelican. |
| Habitat: | Lake Sevan, Lake Arpi; deep open waters without vegetation and shallow water with little vegetation. |
| Food: | Fish. |
| Nest: | Colonial. Breeding is known only from Lake Arpi; small mounds of branches, twigs, and grass lined with soft vegetation and gull feathers. |
| Eggs: | 95 mm, 2-3, white. |
