...Small species live alone, lying in wait to catch fish. The brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) , which lives on the warm to tropical coasts of the Americas, does not swim like other pelicans, but dives into the sea from the air to catch food, and at the moment it enters the water, it opens the throat pouch of its lower beak and drives the fish into it. Other species include the great white pelican (P. onocrotalus ) of western Eurasia, the grey pelican (P. philippensis ) of eastern Eurasia, the pink pelican (P. rufescens ) of tropical North Africa, the Australian pelican (P. conspicillatus ) of Australia, and the white pelican (P. erythrorhynchos) of North America. ... *Some of the terminology that mentions "Pelecanus occidentalis" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…小型種は単独でじっと潜み,待ち伏せて魚をとらえる。アメリカ大陸の暖帯~熱帯沿岸にすむカッショクペリカンPelecanus occidentalisは,他のペリカン類のように遊泳しながらではなく,空中から餌をめがけて海に突入し,水に入った瞬間に下くちばしののど袋を広げ,その中に魚を追い込んでとらえるという特異な採餌法をもっている。ほかにユーラシア西部のモモイロペリカンP.onocrotalus,東部のハイイロペリカンP.philippensis(イラスト),熱帯北アフリカのコシベニペリカンP.rufescens,オーストラリアのオーストラリアペリカンP.conspicillatus,北アメリカのシロペリカンP.erythrorhynchosがある。… ※「Pelecanus occidentalis」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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