BREEDING SUCCESS OF THE AUSTRALIAN PELICAN Pelecanus conspicillatus ON LAKE EYRE SOUTH IN 1990
| Posted: |
13/08/2021 |
| Author(s): |
J. L. Read, M. Waterman |
A large colony of pelicans bred on three islands in Lake Eyre South during early 1990. A maximum
of 90 000 chicks fledged from an estimated 104 000 eggs laid. The chicks which hatched late in the
season experienced a greater mortality than the chicks which hatched early. Banding the young was
a useful tool for determining nestling survivorship and appeared to have a minimal effect on the
mortality of late-hatched young.
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