Pink-backed Pelican

Pelecanus rufescens

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About the Pink-backed Pelican

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.

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Classification

Scientific name: Pelecanus rufescens
Family: Pelicans
Order: Pelecaniformes

Similar species

Other members of the pelicans family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.

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