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Pink-backed pelican Geotagged,Germany,Great white pelican,Pelecanus onocrotalus Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Pink-backed pelican

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
    Lion
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    Nice shot, Rakesh, love the lighting. Posted 7 years ago
  2. View WildFlower's profile
    WildFlower
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    This is not a pink-backed but a great white pelican.
    http://avise-birds.bio.uci.edu/pelecaniformes/pelecanidae/pelecanus_rufescens/index.html
    http://www.arkive.org/great-white-pelican/pelecanus-onocrotalus/image-G13955.html     Posted 7 years ago
  3. View nightjar6's profile
    nightjar6
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    Love the light Posted 7 years ago
    1. View rakesh's profile
      rakesh
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      Thank you Posted 7 years ago

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The Great white pelican

The great white pelican also known as the eastern white pelican, rosy pelican or white pelican is a bird in the pelican family. It breeds from southeastern Europe through Asia and Africa, in swamps and shallow lakes.

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Similar species: Pelicans, Herons, Ibises
Species identified by WildFlower
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Uploaded Jan 20, 2018. Captured in Wildpark 1, 21271 Hanstedt, Germany.
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