Pink-backed Pelican

Pelecanus rufescens

Least Concern

The Pink-backed Pelican is a large waterbird of Africa, the Middle East, and southern Eurasian wetlands. It catches fish with a long bill and expandable throat pouch, often feeding cooperatively on lakes, rivers, lagoons, estuaries, or coastal waters and nesting in colonies on islands, reedbeds, or shores.

Family

Pelecanidae

Group

Pelicans

Range

Pink-backed Pelican Range — Resident or seasonal range in Africa, the Middle East, and southern Eurasian wetlands

Population

≈ Unknown

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