Where do pelicans come from?

Great White Pelicans breed in Africa, and in Europe and Asia from Greece to Vietnam. The world's population is thought to total about 90 000 pairs, of which about 80% are in Africa. Over much of its range, and especially in Europe, it is threatened by human disturbance, by loss of foraging habitat and breeding sites, and by pollution. It is one of seven species of pelican; two of these are clified as threatened.