Australian pelican
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| phylum | Chordata | The Australian Pelican is a large waterbird of the family Pelecanidae, widespread on the inland and coastal waters of Australia and New Guinea, also in Fiji, parts of Indonesia and as a vagrant to New Zealand. It is a predominantly white bird with black wings and a pink bill. It has been recorded as having the longest bill of any living bird. It mainly eats fish, but will also consume birds and scavenges for scraps.
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| clade | Diapsida | |
| Class | Aves | |
| order | Pelecaniformes | |
| family | Pelecanidae | |
| genus | Pelecanus | |
| species | P. conspicillatus |
