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Pelican

  • Pelican, Pelecanidae, Ho Bo Nong

    The Pelecanidae is a family of pelecaniform birds within the Pelecani that contains three genera: 
    - the extinct Eopelecanus,
    - the Miopelecanus,
    - and the extant Pelecanus.

  • Pelican, Pelecanidae, Pelecanus, Ho Bo Nong

    Pelicans (genus Pelecanus) are a genus of large water birds that make up the family Pelecanidae with a long beak and a large throat pouch.
    The throat pouch is used for catching prey and draining water from the scooped-up contents before swallowing. 

    1/ Great white pelican (Bồ nông trắng lớn, Pelecanus onocrotalus) also known as the eastern white pelican, rosy pelican or simply white pelican
    2/ Spot-billed pelican (Bồ nông chân xám, Pelecanus philippensis) or gray pelican 

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