The Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) occurs widely on inland and coastal waters of Australia and New Guinea. It is the only pelican found in Australia, and is medium-sized for a pelican, weighing between 4-13 kilograms (8.8 to 28 pounds) with a wingspan up to 2.6 metres (8.5 feet). There are two Australian Pelican rookeries on Penguin Island, a wildlife sanctuary in the Shoalwater Islands Marine Park 50 km south of Perth, Western Australia. Young Pelicans of different ages were gathered in a creche on a hill on the southern end of Penguin Island. There were several adult birds on the edge of the creche – one regurgitating food for its chick who had its head inside its parent’s bill.