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 |  | Scientific name: Pelecanus conspicillatus
Size: 1.6 - 1.8m
Status: Common
Diet: Fish and crustaceans.
Habitat: Lakes, rivers, estuaries and coastal waters.
Breeding: Two to four eggs laid whenever conditions are favourable.
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| | Australian Pelican
/Australian+Pelican/$File/Australian+Pelican.jpg) Fossil remains show that Pelicans have lived in Australia for about 40 million years. |