Spot-billed Pelican

The spot-billed pelican is a large waterbird of peninsular India and Sri Lanka, distinguished by the distinctive blue spots on its pink-orange bill pouch. One of the smaller pelican species, it nests colonially in trees near wetlands and lakes, often alongside cormorants, herons, and painted storks. While its population in India is considered relatively stable, it faces ongoing threats from wetland drainage and human disturbance to nesting colonies.