American White Pelican

GPTKB entity

Properties (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf bird
gptkbp:age chicks
gptkbp:aircraft white with black tips
gptkbp:airlines soaring
gptkbp:averageTemperature 30 to 40 cm
gptkbp:breedingSeason spring to summer
head bobbing
aggressive towards intruders
yellow-orange bill and facial skin
gptkbp:callsFor grunts and croaks
gptkbp:colors white
orange
gptkbp:communityEvents gregarious
gptkbp:cultural_significance symbol of wetlands
gptkbp:diet fish
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:eggColor white
10 to 12 cm
gptkbp:family Pelecanidae
gptkbp:fauna gptkb:Pelecanus_erythrorhynchos
Brown Pelican
gptkbp:fishSpecies diving
highly efficient
other birds
with other birds
gptkbp:fledgingPeriod 10 to 12 weeks
gptkbp:foragingBehavior cooperative fishing
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Pelecanus
gptkbp:habitat wetlands
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label American White Pelican
gptkbp:iceClass southern_United_States
gptkbp:interactsWith birdwatching
gptkbp:launchDate 30 days
gptkbp:length 1.2 to 1.8 meters
gptkbp:lifespan up to 16 years
gptkbp:local_economy stable in many areas
gptkbp:migration gptkb:Central_Flyway
migratory
late summer to early fall
up to 1,600 km
follow water bodies
gptkbp:nesting ground nests
April to July
islands and sandbars
gptkbp:officialResidence watching for fish
gptkbp:predators eagles
gptkbp:social_media often feeds in groups
gptkbp:socialStructure colonial nesting
gptkbp:subspecies none known
gptkbp:sustainability_initiatives Least Concern
habitat protection
gptkbp:threats habitat loss
gptkbp:weight 2.5 to 3.5 kg
3.6 to 6.8 kg
4.5 to 5.5 kg
gptkbp:wildlife shallow waters
often in large groups
shallow lakes and marshes
gptkbp:wingspan brown and white
white with black wing tips
2.3 to 2.5 meters