Pelicans at Tierpark Berlin, 30/08/11

Mixed group of pelicans:

Eastern White
American White
Australian White
Pink-backed
Spot-billed
Dalmatian
Chilean Brown

The pelicans are effectively free-roaming, and can show up anywhere in the park, but their home range is near the Schloss gardens.

I believe there are only 7 species wordwide and as your list contains 7 species, they must have all of them?

I thought the American Pelican was called 'American Brown' as its greyish colour with a chocolate/white neck? There don't seem to be any here except maybe the one far left.

Pertinax said:

I believe there are only 7 species wordwide and as your list contains 7 species, they must have all of them?

I thought the American Pelican was called 'American Brown' as its greyish colour with a chocolate/white neck? There don't seem to be any here except maybe the one far left.

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Northern (American) Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is the one they don't have - Chilean Brown (thagus) has been split from this to make 8 species in total.

American White is a different species, Pelecanus erythrorhynchus.

EDIT: Just occurred to me that we saw P. occidentalis at Halle, so although Tierpark couldn't quite do it, our trip did feature a full house of pelicans!