Spot-billed Pelican is a common breeding
resident in tanks, lagoons and marshlands of the low country dry zone. Birds
originally released from National Zoological Garden of Dehiwela have established a breeding colonies in and around Colombo marshy areas in the wet zone also. It lives as flocks from two or three birds
to a hundred or more. It spend much of its time in fishing, usually as a flock. The breeding season
is from March to May and the nest is a large platform of sticks and reeds,
placed on trees growing in flooded areas or swamps. Usually several nests can
be seen in a single tree together with other storks, herons, egrets and
cormorants. It is a strong flier and sometime flies great heights, usually
forming V formation. Although it is common in Sri Lanka Spot-billed Pelican is considered as a globally endangered species.
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