>> GENERAL >>>>>
– very large waterbird, smallest pelican
– considerably larger than White Stork
– potential vagrant to WP, African origin, annually records of escapes
– diurnal migrant
– migrates in flocks in formation
>> VISUAL ID >>>>>
Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens, AD BREED
BIF1782, 23/01/2014, Lake Albert, Uganda, Mathias Putze
Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens, AD BREED
BIF1783, 23/01/2014, Lake Albert, Uganda, Mathias Putze
Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens, AD (left), IMM (right)
BIF1784, 30/01/2014, Negele Borana, Ethiopia, Mathias Putze
>> ACOUSTIC ID >>>>>
– usually nonvocal during migration
>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>>
Great White Pelican (v)
Dalmatian Pelican (v)
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