Tamil Nadu
Spot-billed Pelican
Tamil Nadu
Moderate
Priority
Priority

Spot-billed Pelican
Pelecanus philippensis

Long-term Trend:
Insufficient Data

Current Annual Trend:
Rapid Decline
Other
Conservation
Categories
Global Red List:
Near Threatened
Wild Life Protection Act:
Schedule-II
India
Tamil Nadu
Long-term Trend (%)
2.33
Long-term Trend CI (%)
(-13.31, 21.15)
Current Annual Trend (%)
-5.19
-5.17
Current Annual Trend CI (%)
(-6.35, -4.02)
(-6.41, -3.92)
Distribution Range Size (sq.km)
2,13,730
76,432
Distribution Range Size CI (sq.km)
(213,340, 214,120)
(76,242, 76,622)
Migratory Status
Resident
Habitat Specialization
Wetland
Endemicity
Non-endemic
See Interpreting Species Pages for a detailed explanation
To cite this page: SoIB 2023. State of India's Birds factsheet: Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis (State: Tamil Nadu) https://stateofindiasbirds.in/species/tn-spbpel1/. Accessed on 2025-04-30.
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