Pink-backed Pelican
Pelecanus rufescens
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 1,552
- Most observed in
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The pink-backed pelican (Pelecanus rufescens) is a bird of the pelican family. It is a resident breeder in the swamps and shallow lakes of Africa and southern Arabia; it has also been extirpated from Madagascar.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Pink-backed pelican”.