The heron-like wū zé, also known as the pelican, is a large water bird with a pouch below its mouth, which can expand and store food.

This bird's mouth is particularly deficient, seeing everything and wanting to stuff it into its pouch.

There are eight kinds of pelicans, today let's talk about the '' (Pan zhu peilian) – Pelecanus philippensis.

This is a smaller pelican, with a deep red iris and black pupil, the beak is light yellow, curved downward and yellowish-orange at the tip.

The upper beak has characteristic blue-black spots, and the middle edge of the lower beak also has blue-black spots,It is also known as the '' (Hua zhu peilian), with a distribution in eastern China.Identify the spots on the beak and the eyes.

'' (Fen hong bei peilian) – Pelecanus rufescens.

The pink pelican is not distributed in China, and the wild species seen domestically are not of the wild type. The body feathers are grayish-white.

The back appears pink,

'' (Bai peilian) – Pelecanus onocrotalus.The body is slightly larger than the '', with a wider distribution and commonly found in Xinjiang and Qinghai Lake in China.The pouch is orange-yellow, the eyes are completely black, and the eye circumference has a large area of pink and yellow skin without feathered coverage.Identify the eyes and eye circumference.

'' (Xi ao li peilian) – Pelecanus conspicillatus.

The Australian pelican is the largest pelican in all pelicans, distributed in Australia and New Zealand.

The body is white, the main feathers of the wings are black, the beak is pale pink,The eyes are completely black, and there is a large, oval-shaped area of bare skin without hair covering around the eye. The Australian pelican's beak is the largest among all birds, about 0.5 meters long.

Identify the body shape and eyes.

'' (He peilian) – Pelecanus occidentalis.

This is the smallest variety of pelicans, mainly distributed in the coastal areas of America.

The main identification feature is the brown or coffee-colored back, with a white line along the bottom of the pouch,The pouch is brown or red,

The '' is the only pelican that dives from a height to catch fish.

The exposed skin on the face is grayish-blue, and the legs and webbed feet are grayish-black.

Identify the pouch, beak and leg color.

'' (Mi lu peilian) – Pelecanus thagus.Very similar to the '', but with a larger distribution area and body size difference, distributed in South America.The color is darker than the '', with white stripes from the crest to the sides of the neck,

The '' has a dense, long cluster of down feathers on the back, and the pouch is blue. Generally, the beak color of the '' is more vibrant.

It can be distinguished from the '' by these, and the '' catches fish while swimming on the water.

Identify the back, pouch and beak.

'' (Juan yu peilian) – Pelecanus crispus.

This pelican is mainly distributed in southeastern Europe, northern Africa and eastern Asia, and is common in northern China, migrating south in winter.The hair on the body is silver, the flight feathers are black, the legs are gray, with white feather edges,The crown feathers are curled (super handsome).

The exposed skin around the eye is orange or pale yellow, the eyes are black and white, and the pouch is orange or pale yellow.

Identify the hairstyle and pouch.

'' (Mei zou peilian) – Pelecanus erythrorhynchos.

Mainly distributed in the winter migration to South America.The entire plumage is white, the flight feathers are black, the eyes are black and white, and the area is smaller than that of the ''.The exposed skin and feet are quite vibrant orangeDuring the breeding period, their beaks grow a 'horn'.

After the breeding period, this 'horn' automatically falls off.

Identify the 'horn', feet and eye circumference.

Leave assignment, please ask which of the following are pelicans.01020304

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