pelican Pelicans (genus ''Pelecanus'') are a genus of large water birds that make up the family Pelecanidae. They are characterized by a long beak and a large throat pouch used for catching prey and draining water from the scooped-up contents before s ...

is a bird of the family ''Pelecanidae''. Pelican may also refer to:

Places

Australia

Pelican, New South Wales Pelican is a List of suburbs in Greater Newcastle, New South Wales, suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, located from Newcastle, New South Wales, Newcastle's central business district across the entrance to Lake M ...

, a suburb of the city of Lake Macquarie *

Pelican, Queensland Pelican is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Pelican had a population of 14 people. History The locality is named after Pelican Station, a pastoral run operated by ...

, a locality *

Pelican Lagoon Pelican Lagoon is a seawater lagoon in the Australian state of South Australia located on the north coast of Kangaroo Island about south east of Kingscote. It was named by Matthew Flinders on 4 April 1802 after the large population of peli ...

, South Australia ** Pelican Lagoon Conservation Park *

Pelican Point (Swan River) Pelican Point is a geographical feature and nature reserve on the Swan River in Perth, located at Matilda Bay near the University of Western Australia. The point is named for the pelicans that rest on sand bars at the end of the point. Peli ...

, Western Australia

Canada

Pelican, Ontario Pelican is an Unincorporated area#Canada, unincorporated settlement and railway point in the municipality of Sioux Lookout, Kenora District in Northwestern Ontario, northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is located just south of Pelican Lake (Kenora D ...

, an unincorporated community and railway point

United States

Pelican, Alaska Pelican ( tli, K'udeis'x̱'e) is a city in the northwestern part of Chichagof Island in Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska, Hoonah-Angoon Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, the population of th ...

, a city *

Pelican State Beach Pelican State Beach is a designated California State Beach located in Del Norte County, California. Located north of Crescent City on US Route 101 near the town of Smith River, this undeveloped site is immediately south of the Oregon state line ...

, California * Pelican, Louisiana, an unincorporated community *

Pelican Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota Pelican Township is a township in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 400 at the 2000 census. This township was named from Pelican Lake (Crow Wing County, Minnesota), Pelican Lake. Geograph ...

Pelican Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota Pelican Township is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 831 at the 2000 census. Pelican Township was organized in 1870, and named for the Pelican River (Otter Tail River), Pe ...

Pelican Butte Pelican Butte is a steep-sided dormant shield volcano in the Cascade Range of southern Oregon. It is located due south of Crater Lake and northeast of Mount McLoughlin, and rises over directly above the shore of Upper Klamath Lake. Ice a ...

, a dormant volcano in Oregon * Pelican, Wisconsin, a town

Natural formations

* Pelican Creek (disambiguation) *

Pelican River (disambiguation) Pelican River is the name of several rivers in the United States: *Pelican River (Otter Tail River tributary) *Pelican River (Vermilion River tributary) *Pelican River (Wisconsin River tributary) See also

*Pelican Creek (disambiguation) {{Geo ...

Ships

* , many British Royal Navy ships * , several United States Navy ships * , a United States Bureau of Fisheries research vessel in service from 1930 to 1940 which then served in the Fish and Wildlife Service fleet as the fishery patrol vessel US FWS ''Pelican'' from 1940 to 1958 * or ''Pelican'', Sir Francis Drake's ship * , a British privateer which sank in 1793 * , a short-lived ship that won the Battle of Hudson's Bay ** , a replica of ''Pélican'' built in Quebec and moored at Donaldsonville, Louisiana * , delivered pioneer women and yellow fever to Mobile in 1704 * , an oceanographic research vessel * , a fishing boat which capsized in 1951 off Montauk, New York *

Pelican (dinghy) The Pelican is a pram dinghy, peculiar to Perth, Western Australia Design It is similar to the ubiquitous Mirror A mirror or looking glass is an object that Reflection (physics), reflects an image. Light that bounces off a mirror will ...

, a small sail boat class in Perth, Australia * , formerly ''Pelican'' (1948), sail training ship *

Pelican (Bill Short) A Pelicans is one of a series of boats designed by Captain Bill Short with ''Pelican'' names, including the Pelican (12’) in 1959 the Great Pelican (16’) and the Pacific Pelican (14’7”). All are prams with bowsprit The bowsprit of a sa ...

, one of a series of boats designed by Captain Bill Short * , operated by the Hudson's Bay Company from 1901–1920, see Hudson's Bay Company vessels

Aviation

Boeing Pelican The Boeing Pelican ULTRA (Ultra Large Transport Aircraft) was a proposed ground effect vehicle, ground effect fixed-wing aircraft under study by Boeing Phantom Works. Development The Boeing Pelican ULTRA is intended as a Strategic airlift, large ...

, a large-capacity, low-altitude transport aircraft currently being studied *

Sikorsky HH-3F Pelican The Sikorsky S-61R is a twin-engine helicopter used in transport or search and rescue roles. A developed version of the S-61/SH-3 Sea King, the S-61R was also built under license by Agusta as the AS-61R. The S-61R served in the United States A ...

, a US Coast Guard search and rescue helicopter *

Doman LZ-2A Pelican __NOTOC__ The Doman LZ-2A Pelican was an American five-seat helicopter designed and developed by Doman Helicopters of Danbury, Connecticut. Design and development Following the test flying of a Doman-designed rotor on a modified Sikorsky R-6 ...

, a five-seat helicopter first flown in 1949 *

Pilatus SB-2 The Pilatus SB-2 Pelican was a civil utility aircraft developed by the newly formed Pilatus Aircraft company and the ETH Zurich during World War II. Design and development The previous project of a four-seater STOL experimental aircraft under t ...

, a Swiss civil utility aircraft *

Ultravia Pelican The Ultravia Pelican is the name given to two series of high-wing, single-engine, tractor configuration ultralight aircraft that were designed by Jean Rene Lepage and produced in kit form for amateur construction by Ultravia Aero International ...

, two series of ultralight aircraft *

Air Est JCD 03 Pelican The Air Est JCD 03 Pelican is a French mid-wing, twin tailed, flying wing single-seat motor glider that was designed by Jean-Claude Debreyer and produced by Air Est Services of Marly, Moselle and supplied as a kit for Homebuilt aircraft, amateu ...

, a motor glider *

Pelican (bomb) The Pelican, also known as Bomb Mark 55 and, in one version, SWOD Mark 7, was a guided bomb developed by the United States Navy during World War II. Guided by semi-active radar homing, Pelican was produced in and sizes; the program reached the ...

, a World War II radar-guided bomb developed by the U.S. Navy *

Pelican Air Services Pelican Air Services was a trading name of Federal Air, an airline based in Johannesburg, South Africa. It now trades under the name Federal Air, and no longer uses the Pelican Air branding. It operated scheduled services. Its main base was O.R ...

, South African airline *Pelican, callsign of Australian airline

Aeropelican Air Services Aeropelican Air Services Pty Ltd was a regional airline based in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Its main base was Newcastle Airport, with a hub at Sydney Airport. History The airline was established on 23 October 1968 and started ...

Pelikan tail The Pelikan tail is an experimental tail design for fighter jets. It was originally conceived by Ralph Pelikan, who was hired by McDonnell Aircraft, later worked for McDonnell Douglas after the merger of McDonnell with Douglas and, after another ...

, a tail design created by Ralph Pelikan

Music

*The Pelicans, Detroit doowop group produced by

Al Benson Arthur Bernard Leaner (June 30, 1908 – September 6, 1978), who was known professionally as Al Benson, was an American radio DJ, music promoter and record label owner in Chicago between the 1940s and 1960s. He was particularly significan ...

in Chicago in 1953 *

Pelican (band) Pelican is an American post-metal quartet from Chicago, Illinois. Established in 2001, the band is known for their atmospheric and almost entirely instrumental style. They have released six studio albums and six EPs. History and style The band ...

, a post-metal band from Chicago ** ''Pelican'' (EP), their self-titled EP *''Pelican'', an EP by

Tracer AMC Tracer AMC is a Northern-Irish post-rock band formed in Bangor, Northern Ireland in 1999. The band consists of: *Jonny Ashe (Guitar) *Alex Donald (Bass) *Michael Kinloch (Guitar) *Keith Winter (Drums) History Tracer AMC were formed in Bangor ...

* "Pelican" (song), a 2011 song by The Maccabees *"Pelican", a 2015 song by David Guetta on the re-release of ''

Listen Listen may refer to: * The action of listening * Auditory system#Central auditory system, Central auditory system listening is how the brain processes what you hear * Listening behaviour types in human communication Computing * LISTEN, a Transm ...

Print

* ''Pelican'' (magazine), the University of Western Australia student newspaper *

Pelican Books Pelican Books is a non-fiction imprint of Penguin Books"About Penguin - Compa ...

, a non-fiction imprint of Penguin Books *

Pelican Publishing Company Pelican Publishing Company is a book publisher based in Gretna, a suburb of New Orleans. Formed in 1926, Pelican is the largest independent trade book publisher located in the U.S. South. Pelican publishes approximately 60 titles per year and ...

*''Les Pelican'', a 1921 novel by

Raymond Radiguet Raymond Radiguet (18 June 1903 – 12 December 1923) was a French novelist and poet whose two novels were noted for their explicit themes, and unique style and tone. Early life Radiguet was born in Saint-Maur, Val-de-Marne, close to Paris, th ...

Sports

New Orleans Pelicans The New Orleans Pelicans are an American professional basketball team based in New Orleans. The Pelicans compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division and play their hom ...

, a National Basketball Association team (formerly the Hornets) *

St. Petersburg Pelicans The St. Petersburg Pelicans were one of the eight original franchises that began playing in the Senior Professional Baseball Association in 1989. The team was managed by Bobby Tolan, while Dick Bosman, Ozzie Virgil, Sr. and Tom Zimmer served as c ...

, two defunct baseball teams *

Myrtle Beach Pelicans The Myrtle Beach Pelicans are a Minor League Baseball team in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and the Single-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. The Pelicans compete in the Carolina League. Home games are played at TicketReturn.com Field, which open ...

, a minor league baseball team *

New Iberia Pelicans New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created. New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz Albums and EPs * ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013 * ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, ...

, a defunct minor league baseball team *

Pensacola Pelicans The Pensacola Pelicans were a minor league baseball team based in Pensacola, Florida. In various incarnations, they played in three different independent baseball leagues (leagues unaffiliated with Major League Baseball) from 2002 to 2010. They p ...

, a defunct minor league baseball team *

Lahti Pelicans The Lahti Pelicans are a Finnish professional ice hockey team playing in the Liiga. Founded in 1996, they play in the city of Lahti at Isku Arena. The team is co-owned by (among others) former National Hockey League (NHL) goaltender Pasi Nurminen ...

, a Finnish ice-hockey team in the national elite league Liiga * AS Pélican, a Gabonese football club *

Pelican Stadium Pelican Stadium, originally known as Heinemann Park (1915–1937), was a sports stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana from 1915 to 1957. Heinemann Park namesake Alexander Julius (A.J.) Heinemann was an officer and shareholder in the New Orleans Peli ...

, a former stadium in New Orleans

Other uses

* Pelican (Fabergé egg), a jewelled Easter egg * ''The Pelican'' (film), a 1973 French film *

Pelican crossing A pelican crossing, or archaically pelicon crossing (PEdestrian LIght CONtrolled), is a type of pedestrian crossing with traffic signals for both pedestrians and vehicular traffic, activated by call buttons for pedestrians, with the walk signal ...

, a type of pedestrian road crossing * ''Pelican'' (train), a train of the Southern Railway which ran between New York City to New Orleans *

Pelican Nebula The Pelican Nebula (also known as IC 5070 and IC 5067) is an H II region associated with the North America Nebula in the constellation Cygnus. The gaseous contortions of this emission nebula bear a resemblance to a pelican, giving rise to its n ...

, an HII region located toward the constellation Cygnus *

Pelican Products Pelican Products is an American multinational company that designs and manufactures portable lighting systems, temperature controlled packaging and protective cases. Their products are used in many industries including military, law enforcement, ...

, a producer of cases and flashlights *

RAAF Squadron Berlin Air Lift The Berlin Airlift Squadron was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) transport squadron formed to participate in the Berlin Airlift. The unit operated for one year, between August 1948 and August 1949, and was raised specifically for the operati ...

or Operation Pelican, the Australian contribution to the Berlin Air Lift *''The Pelican'', former name of the

Prospect of Whitby The Prospect of Whitby is a historic public house on the banks of the Thames at Wapping in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It lays claim to being the site of the oldest riverside tavern, dating from around 1520. History The tavern was fo ...

pub in London