Spot-billed Pelican
Relatively small for a pelican
...breeds only in peninsular India,
Sri Lanka and Cambodia.
Sri Lanka and Cambodia.
Pelecanus philippensis
(L 49-60" Wt 9.0-13.2 lb)
Laem Pak Bia District
26Mar2016
IUCN Watch List
Status is Near
Status is Near
Threatened
• due to habitat loss and
human disturbance.
human disturbance.
• many populations in
Southeast Asia are now
extinct.
Southeast Asia are now
extinct.
Ploffskin, Pluffskin, Pelican jee!
We think no Birds so happy as we!
Plumpskin, Ploshkin, Pelican jill!
We think so then and we thought so still.
(Edward Lear)