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Dalmatian Pelican
Pelecanus crispus (Dalmatian Pelican · ニシハイイロペリカン)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 Its wingspan of about 3.45 m is about 3/4 of the length of a passenger car (about 4.5 m) (Comparison).
- 💡 Its weight of about 10 kg is the same as a 10 kg bag of rice (Comparison).
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.
📖 1. Overview
The Dalmatian Pelican is a large pelican living across the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific, the eastern Atlantic, and the Mediterranean. It is listed as Near Threatened (NT) by the IUCN.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
It is a huge waterbird with a total length of 160–180 cm, a weight of around 10 kg, and a wingspan of 310–345 cm.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
It hunts along the water's edge by scooping prey from the surface.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
No direct record connecting this species to Korea has been found.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List NT (2018) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22697599/122838534
- • IUCN Red List category NT — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • doi.org — avilist.v2026
- • iucnredlist.org — 122838534
- • 국가생물종목록(국립생물자원관) ktsn 120000001557 — https://species.nibr.go.kr/home/mainHome.do?cont_link=009&subMenu=009002&contCd=009002&ktsn=120000001557
- • wikidata.org — Q184751
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Pelicans Kerkini 20111227 IMG 5165.jpg
- • sealifebase.se — Pelecanus-crispus
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Oscar G. Miranda · CC0 1.0
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.