{"id":7352,"date":"2017-04-26T13:15:59","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T12:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=7352"},"modified":"2020-01-31T16:39:27","modified_gmt":"2020-01-31T15:39:27","slug":"pink-backed-pelican-pelecanus-rufescens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=7352","title":{"rendered":"Pink-backed Pelican
Pelecanus rufescens<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

>> GENERAL >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

– very large waterbird, smallest pelican
\n– considerably larger than White Stork<\/a>
\n– potential vagrant to WP, African origin, annually records of escapes
\n– diurnal migrant
\n– migrates in flocks in formation<\/p>\n

>> VISUAL ID >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nPink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens<\/em>, AD BREED<\/strong>
\nBIF1782, 23\/01\/2014, Lake Albert, Uganda, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nPink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens<\/em>, AD BREED<\/strong>
\nBIF1783, 23\/01\/2014, Lake Albert, Uganda, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nPink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens<\/em>, AD<\/strong>\u00a0(left), IMM<\/strong>\u00a0(right)
\nBIF1784, 30\/01\/2014, Negele Borana, Ethiopia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

>> ACOUSTIC ID >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

– usually nonvocal during migration<\/p>\n

>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

Great White Pelican<\/a> (v)
\nDalmatian Pelican<\/a> (v)<\/p>\n

#waterbird<\/p>\n

#ornithology #birdmigration #birdID #birdguide #birding #birdwatching #birdsound #westernpalearctic #europe #vismig #flightcalls #vismig #flightcalls #middleeast #northernafrica #workinprogress<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

>> 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 … Continue reading Pink-backed Pelican
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