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RFI What is a baby pelican called?

To: "'Carl Clifford'" <>, "'Trevor Hampel'" <>
Subject: RFI What is a baby pelican called?
From: "Stephen Ambrose" <>
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 10:54:52 +1100
I noticed that someone on the internet has referred to them as "toddlers". I
don't know if it was meant to be a tongue-in-cheek name, but it does seem
appropriate considering the way that fledgling pelicans waddle on land.

Stephen Ambrose
Ryde NSW


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Sent: Thursday, 11 November 2010 10:01 AM
To: Trevor Hampel
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Subject: RFI What is a baby pelican called?

Trevor,

I think you will find that the only name you could call is a chick.  
Looks like no one got around to giving names to young pelicans.

Cheers,

Carl Clifford
On 10/11/2010, at 10:09 PM, Trevor Hampel wrote:

Hi there birders,
one
I hope someone can help me with this.

This morning I was the guest speaker on Australian Birds at our local  
Ladies Probus Club.

One of the ladies asked me "What is a baby pelican called?"

I had to admit that I didn't know if there was a special name, other  
than chick or nestling. A search of the internet has not thrown any  
light on this either, except I found two references to "toddlers" on  
less than authoritative sites.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Trevor

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