Australian pelican
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The Australian pelican is a large waterbird in the family Pelecanidae, widespread on the inland and coastal waters of Australia and New Guinea, also in Fiji, parts of Indonesia and as a vagrant in New
Pelecanus conspicillatus Doughboy Head
A flock of Australian pelicans
Pelican showing length of beak and size of pouch
Artificial feeding at The Entrance, New South Wales
Brolga
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The brolga, formerly known as the native companion, is a bird in the crane family. It has also been given the name Australian crane, a term coined in 1865 by well-known ornithologist John Gould in his
Australian pelican
…weight of four unsexed Australian pelicans was 5.5 kg (12 lb), making this the second heaviest Australian flying bird species on average, after the brolga, although the male of the more sexually dimorphic Australian bustard weighs a bit more at average and maximum weights (both birds are, of course, much…
Brolga 1 Healesville, Vic, 3.1.2008 edit
An 1865 brolga illustration from Birds of Australia by John Gould
Close up of the head
A pair of brolgas amongst other waterbirds in the Northern Territory