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Kolleru Lake is one of the largest freshwater lakes in India located in state of Andhra Pradesh 15 kilometers away from the city of Eluru. This lake is a major tourist attraction. Many birds migrate here in winter, such as Siberian crane, ibis, and painted storks. The lake was an important habitat for an estimated 20 million resident and migratory birds, including the grey or spot-billed pelican (Pelecanus philippensis). The lake was declared as a wildlife sanctuary in November 1999 under India's Wildlife Protection Act of 1972, and designated a wetland of international importance in November 2002 under the international Ramsar Convention. The wildlife sanctuary covers an area of 308 km2.

The painted stork is a large wading bird in the stork family.

Painted stroke means?

Pelican is an large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish.

Pelican is an aquatic bird of tropical and warm water family. They have long straight flattened bill with a distensible pouch for engulfing fish.

What is pelicans and painted stroke ?