Description Pelecanus crispus
Date 1834
Notes This object is part of the collection Iconographia Zoologica
Source/Photographer Reichenbach, Der Naturfreund, 378-379
Old Latin name Pelecanus crispus
New Latin name Pelecanus crispus
Common name Nederlands: Kroeskoppelikaan
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The Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus) is the most massive member of the pelican family (Pelecanidae), and perhaps the world's largest freshwater bird. Dalmatian pelicans are elegant soaring birds, and their flocks fly in graceful synchrony. Pelecanus crispus is a short to medium distance migrant between breeding and overwintering areas.