| 1. | Historically American white pelicans ( " Pelecanus erythrorhynchos " ) nested on Eagle Lake.
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| 2. | The brown pelican ( " Pelecanus occidentalis " ) also resides in this area.
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| 3. | Migrating great white pelicans ( " Pelecanus onocrotalus " ) often roost at the lake.
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| 4. | Burton may have been the author of an 1821 paper relating to " Pelecanus aquilus"
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| 5. | It was previously considered a subspecies of the brown pelican ( " Pelecanus occidentalis " ).
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| 6. | It is an important breeding site for spot-billed pelicans ( " Pelecanus philippensis " ).
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| 7. | One bird species in the area of particular note is the Dalmatian pelican ( " Pelecanus crispus " ).
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| 8. | A key research activity undertaken in the area is monitoring of American white pelican ( " Pelecanus erythrorhynchos " ) nesting sites.
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| 9. | In the late 19th century, the spot-billed pelican ( " Pelecanus philippensis " ) nested in huge numbers in south Burma.
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| 10. | Approximately long and wide, Gunnison Island is best known as an important rookery for the American white pelican ( " Pelecanus erythrorhynchus " ).
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