Friday, December 5, 2014

PINK-BACKED PELICAN


445           PINK-BACKED PELICAN             Pelecanus rufescens

South Africa            (109)

Ranges across Africa, southern Arabia, southern India and possibly Madagascar. 125-155 cm, wingspan 2.15-2.9 m. Found in many aquatic habitats, but prefers quiet backwaters with shallow water, avoiding steep, vegetated lake banks; prefers freshwater lakes swamps, large slow-flowing rivers and seasonal pools, but also frequents seasonal floodplains. 


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