Dalmatian pelican

The Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus) is the largest living pelecanid, 160–183 cm long with a 270–320 cm wingspan and a weight of 7–15 kg. Silver-white plumage, a curled nape crest and a bill 37–45 cm long with an expandable gular pouch distinguish it. It breeds in south-eastern Europe, Turkey, the Caucasus, Central Asia and western Mongolia and winters from the Mediterranean to South Asia and the eastern Chinese coast, using large lakes, deltas and lagoons. Fish are driven into shallows and scooped with the pouch. The IUCN lists it Near Threatened.