Kids' Inquiry of Diverse Species | 台北市立動物園資訊網

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As with other bird families, pelicans are susceptible to a variety of parasites. Avian malaria is carried by the mosquito Culex pipens, and high densities of these ... Read More

Predators and parasites — Predation is occasional at colonies, and predators of eggs and young (usually small nestlings are threatened but also ... Read More

Predators — Predators[edit] ... While white pelicans are often protected from bird-eating raptors by virtue of their own great size, eagles, especially ... Read More

Predation — Predation[edit]. Occasionally, these pelicans may nest in colonies on isolated islands, which is believed to significantly reduce the ... Read More

Brown Pelicans reach sexual maturity at 2 years of age. ... Chicks may fall prey to gulls, skunks, and feral cats but adult Brown Pelicans have few natural predators. Read More

When approached by a predator, brown pelicans will usually fly away individually rather than as a group. If they have eggs in the nest or are caring for young, ... Read More

Australian pelicans have very few predators, but within ground-nesting breeding colonies the chicks are vulnerable. Australian ravens are common predators of ... Read More

However, until they expel all of the gulped water, they are unable to fly or effectively swim away and may be vulnerable to predation. Though they typically hunt in ... Read More