This pie chart shows the relative likelihood of observing particular other species commonly observed near Pelecanus crispus

Range and Population:

Pelecanus crispus breeds in eastern Europe and east-central Asia, in Georgia, F.Y.R. Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkey, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Mongolia. European breeders winter in the eastern Mediterranean countries, Russian and central Asian breeders in Iran, Iraq and the Indian subcontinent, and Mongolian birds along the east coast of China⁷, including Hong Kong. Following massive declines during the 19th and 20th centuries, numbers have stabilised between 10,000-20,000 individuals (including c.4,000-5,000 breeding pairs⁵) and several colonies are increasing^2,4. The majority of birds breed in the countries of the former Soviet Union (2,700-3,500 pairs)⁸, although the largest colony is at Lake Mikri Prespa, Greece, with nearly 1,000 breeding pairs⁴. The Mongolian population continues to decline and is "almost extinct"¹⁰.[1]
Countries:Native:
Afghanistan; Albania; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Bulgaria; China; Croatia; Egypt; Georgia; Greece; Hong Kong; India; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Iraq; Kazakhstan; Lebanon; Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of; Moldova, Republic of; Mongolia; Montenegro; Pakistan; Romania; Russian Federation; Spain; Syrian Arab Republic; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Ukraine; Uzbekistan

Vagrant:
Algeria; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Israel; Italy; Japan; Korea, Republic of; Kuwait; Latvia; Norway; Poland; Slovakia; Taiwan, Province of China; Tajikistan; United Arab Emirates; Western Sahara

Regionally extinct vagrant:
Hungary

Regionally extinct:
Austria; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Germany

Possibly extinct regionally:
Bangladesh

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Biome:

Freshwater

Ecology Notes:

It occurs mainly at inland, freshwater wetlands but also at coastal lagoons and river deltas^2,7, where it breeds in colonies on islands in large reedbeds^1,8,9 or in the open^5,6.[1]

List of Habitats:5.5Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) 5.13Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Inland Deltas 9.10Marine Neritic - Estuaries 13.4Marine Coastal/Supratidal - Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes 13.5Marine Coastal/Supratidal - Coastal Freshwater Lakes

In sections below, we make some habitat inferences based on the known habitat preferences of those species most commonly associated with Pelecanus crispus.

Zone:

alpine, montane, subtropics, temperate, tropics.

Vegetation:

boreal forest, coniferous forests, cultivated areas, deciduous woods and forests, desert, disturbed sites, fields, forests, gardens, grasslands, hardwood forests, mature forests, meadows, moist woods, montane forests, open forests, pasture, pine forests, temperate forest, thickets, tundra grassland.

Terrain:

arable land, dry slopes, hillsides, mountain slopes, roadsides, rock outcrops, streamsides, urban areas, valleys.

Soil and Rock:

sandy areas, sandy soil, stony areas, thin soil.

Water in Area:

bays, bogs, brackish water, ditches, dry areas, estuaries, lagoon, lakes, marshes, ponds, river banks, rivers, saltwater, shores, stream banks, streams, swamps, wet woods.

Slopes in Area:

hillsides.