Pelecanus crispus (Dalmatian Pelican)

Dalmatian Pelican

Dutch: Kroeskoppelikaan

Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Pelecanidae
Genus: Pelecanus
Species: Pelecanus crispus




Female bird, rampotheca absent. Many thanks to the Royal Belgian institute of natural sciences, Brussels, for allowing us to photograph this specimen.

Side, top and bottom view of skull. (Click on image to enlarge)

Length: 455 mm
Length cranium: 85 mm
Width (cranium): 56 mm
Height (cranium): 47 mm
Alternative names: Krauskopfpelikan (German), Pélican frisé (French), Pelícano Ceñudo (Spanish)


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