Pelicans

Pink-backed Pelican

Pelecanus rufescens

The Pink-backed Pelican (Pelecanus rufescens) is a 5.4 kg wetland bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. It stays put all year.

Family

Pelicans

Order

Pelecaniformes

Weight

5.4 kg

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

31

Recorded in South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Gambia, Senegal, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia, Saudi Arabia, France, Rwanda, Gabon, Namibia, Guinea-Bissau, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Djibouti, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea, Israel, Sweden, Belgium, Spain, Eritrea, Denmark, Yemen, Cameroon, S. Sudan, Netherlands.

Where to see it: Conakry · Port (Guinea); Massawa (Eritrea); Al Sadd Lake (Saudi Arabia); Douda Mangroves (Djibouti); RN Technopole (Senegal).

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