Pelicans (Pelecanidae)
Pink-backed Pelican (Pelecanus rufescens) - HBW 1, p. 309
French: Pélican gris
German: Rötelpelikan
Spanish: Pelícano Rosado
Taxonomy: Pelecanus rufescens Gmelin, 1789, West Africa.
Monotypic.
Distribution: Subtropical and tropical Africa from Senegal and Ethiopia to Natal (South Africa) and Botswana; also Madagascar (formerly) and recently SW Arabia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult feeding a chick on the nest Locality Mkuze Game Reserve, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Christian Boix Hinzen 12 July 2006 4 years ago 1 min 14 sec 4.7 -
A bird in a tree, panting and swinging it's head from side to side (no clue why, really...). Locality Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti, Tanzania (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 17 February 2012 37 weeks ago 51 sec 4.7 -
A bird in the water Locality Lake Naivasha, Kenya (Monotypic species)
Peter van Dam 26 August 2006 5 years ago 41 sec 4.5 -
Swimming and preening in the pool of the hotel Locality Saly, Thiès Region, Senegal
Ferran Vaquero 25 July 2003 1 year ago 1 min 14 sec 4.4 -
breeding colony Locality Soroti, Uganda (Monotypic species)
Daniêl Jimenez 7 October 2010 2 years ago 47 sec 4.3 -
A panting bird in a colony, and showing some antagonistic behaviour. Locality Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti, Tanzania (Monotypic species)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 17 February 2012 37 weeks ago 27 sec 4.3
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A non-breeding adult of Pelecanus onocrotalus with stained plumage.
Locality Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
John A Thompson 14 January 2012 1 year ago 4.3 -
river nile
Locality Sudan
mohammmmad alamin khogaly... 24 weeks ago 4.2 -
Non Breeding
Locality Tendaba, Lower River Division , The Gambia
Paul Cools 3 February 2012 29 weeks ago 4.2 -
adult (feral bird) carrying branches for nest
Locality Languedoc-Roussillon, France (Monotypic species)
Georges Olioso 4 March 2009 4 years ago 4.2 -
An adult close-up
Locality Bioparco, Roma, Lazio Region, Italy (Monotypic species)
raniero massoli-novelli 19 February 2013 9 weeks ago 4 -
An adult bird on the nest
Locality Bioparco, Roma, Lazio Region, Italy (Monotypic species)
raniero massoli-novelli 9 February 2013 14 weeks ago 4
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