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 Translation for 'great white pelican' from English to Dutch
NOUN   a (great) white pelican | (great) white pelicans
vogelk.T
roze pelikaan {de} [Pelecanus onocrotalus]
(great) white pelican
Partial Matches
vogelk.T
roze pelikaan {de} [Pelecanus onocrotalus]
eastern white pelican
vogelk.T
(Amerikaanse) witte pelikaan {de} [Pelecanus erythrorhynchos]
American white pelican
vogelk.T
keizerreiger {de} [Ardea insignis, syn.: Ardea imperialis]
(great) white-bellied heron
vogelk.T
roze pelikaan {de} [Pelecanus onocrotalus]
rosy pelican
vogelk.T
kroeskoppelikaan {de} [Pelecanus crispus]
Dalmatian pelican
vogelk.T
Australische pelikaan {de} [Pelecanus conspicillatus]
Australian pelican
vogelk.T
brilpelikaan {de} [Pelecanus conspicillatus]
Australian pelican
vogelk.T
bruine pelikaan {de} [Pelecanus occidentalis]
brown pelican
vogelk.T
humboldtpelikaan {de} [Pelecanus thagus]
Peruvian pelican
vogelk.T
Peruaanse pelikaan {de} [Pelecanus thagus]
Peruvian pelican
vogelk.T
chilipelikaan {de} [Pelecanus thagus]
Peruvian pelican
over-over-grootvader {de}great-great-grandfather
betovergrootvader {de}great-great-grandfather
vogelk.T
grijze pelikaan {de} [Pelecanus philippensis]
gray pelican [Am.]
vogelk.T
grijze pelikaan {de} [Pelecanus philippensis]
grey pelican [Br.]
vogelk.T
grijze pelikaan {de} [Pelecanus philippensis]
spot-billed pelican
vogelk.T
kleine pelikaan {de} [Pelecanus rufescens]
pink-backed pelican
vogelk.T
roodrugpelikaan {de} [Pelecanus rufescens]
pink-backed pelican
groot {adj}great
25
bijzonder {adj}great
2
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Usage Examples English
  • Petros was a great white pelican. It was the official mascot of the Greek island of Mykonos.
  • The gulf of Aqaba hosts more than 390 bird species including migratory birds such as the greater flamingo, great white pelican and the pink-backed pelican.
  • Some attractive species found in the waterfowl lake are the Australian pelican, great white pelican and radjah shelduck.
  • A well-known attraction of the park was a great white pelican called "Katta-kun", so named after his parents who were from Kolkata, India.
  • Zlatozar Boev has found a well-preserved skull of a Great white pelican "Pelecanus onocrotalus".

  • In January 2016 the zoo released a great white pelican at Lake Kerkini, and on November of the same year the zoo released multiple wader species in Missolonghi–Aitoliko lagoon.
  • In particularly rainy years the Etosha pan becomes a lake approximately 10 cm in depth and becomes a breeding ground for flamingos, which arrive in their thousands, and great white pelican ("Pelecanus onocrotalus").
  • It shares its habitat with the great white pelican, which is generally larger and has white instead of greyish plumage.
  • A large variety of bird species can be found here: little stint, ruff, pied avocet, common tern, greater flamingo, and great white pelican.
  • It is an important bird habitat; it holds one of the largest populations of the Eurasian eagle-owl in the country, along with populations of the Dalmatian pelican and great white pelican.

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