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Pelican and Painted Stork
- 10 Mar 2025
- 1 min read
Pelicans and painted storks were sighted at the Indira Gandhi Zoological Park in Visakhapatnam.
- About Pelicans: Pelicans (genus Pelecanus) are large water birds known for their long beaks and large throat pouches used for catching fish.
- Pelicans are highly social birds, living in colonies of hundreds.
- They are carnivores, primarily eating fish but also consuming amphibians, crustaceans, insects, birds, and small mammals.
- They inhabit all continents except Antarctica, preferring warm coastal and inland waters like lakes and rivers.
- About Painted Stork (Mycteria Leucocephala): It is a large bird inhabiting South and Southeast Asian wetlands, featuring bright pink flight feathers, a white body, and black markings.
- They are predominantly non-migratory and most make only local movements and are social in nature.
- IUCN Status: Near threatened.
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