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The Australian Pelican is a gregarious species often seen feeding, roosting and breeding in large flocks.

The adult has black and white plumage. The upperparts are white with conspicuous black V ending on the rump into a point. The tail is black with white uppertail-coverts. On the black upperwing, we can see a white panel on coverts.

The underparts are white, except the blackish flights feathers, a black line across the coverts, and the black leading edge and tail.

On the white head, we can see a short greyish crest on the hindcrown, and the hindneck is greyish too whereas the foreneck is white. The large bill is about 410/500 mm in male. It is pale pink to pale yellow with pinkish gular pouch. The tip is pale blue bordered yellow. There is a slight yellow hook at the tip, and both mandibles are serrated to hold the fish firmly. The bare skin of the eye-ring is yellow and the eyes are dark brown. The short legs and the webbed feet are blackish.