black sea red data book - Department of Biology

frequent are floating nests near open water. The clutch, varying from 1 to 6, usually
consists of 2-4 eggs, and is incubated by the female for 33-40 days. Dalmatian
pelicans are often accompanied by White pelicans. Both species can fish at various
depths. By September their number decreases and almost all leave the area by the end
of the month. Winter grounds are situated in Iraq, Iran, Pakistan and NW India.
Population trends. In the past, the breeding range of the Dalmatian pelican included
the entire coast of southern Europe. By the end of the 19th century it had disappeared
from the low reaches of all Black Sea rivers. A sharp decrease was recorded by the
beginning of the 20th century. The current population size in the Danube delta is
small, but stable. In other sub-regions of the Black Sea coast, it remains a vagrant.
Threats. Eutrophication, changes in salinity, decreasing fish numbers.
Conservation measures taken. Protected in the "Dunaiskie Plavni" reserve.
Conservation measures proposed. Strengthen protection in the reserve and create a
pelican sanctuary on Kugurlui lake (the only breeding site of the Dalmatian Pelican in
Ukraine).
References
Ardamatzkaia, T. B. & S. M. Semionov, 1977. Ecological and faunistic rewiew of the
birds in the "Chernomorski" reserve. Vestnik Zool. 2: 18-43.(in Russian).
Chervona Knyga Ukrayiny, 1994. (Red Data Book of Ukraine). Kijiv, Ukrajinska
Encyclopediya Publ.: 305 pp (in Ukrainian).
Kostin, Y. V., 1983. Birds of the Crimea, 241 pp. (in Russian).
Compiled by T. Ardamatzkaia
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