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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 apparently been extirpated from Madagascar .
The great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) also known as the eastern white pelican, rosy pelican or simply white pelican is a bird in the pelican family. It breeds from southeastern Europe through Asia and Africa , in swamps and shallow lakes.
For example, in Africa, the pink-backed pelican generally takes fish ranging in size from fry up to 400 g (0.9 lb) and the great white pelican prefers somewhat larger fish, up to 600 g (1.3 lb), but in Europe, the latter species has been recorded taking fish up to 1,850 g (4.1 lb). [71] In deep water, white pelicans often fish alone.
Nata Bird Sanctuary, now one of the three breeding grounds of flamingos in Africa, is the largest. [9] It has been recognized by UNESCO as one of the “largest breeding sites of lesser and greater flamingo in the world” and a site of international importance.
Some birds that nest and breed in the delta include the great white pelican, lesser flamingo, the marbled duck, African spoonbill, purple heron, black crowned crane, and others. [ 8 ] [ 12 ] Further south is the Saloum Delta National Park which lies on the East Atlantic Flyway , along which about 90 million birds migrate annually. [ 13 ]
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The African fish-eagle is the national bird of Namibia.. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Namibia.The avifauna of Namibia included a total of 685 confirmed species as of July 2023, of which 1 is endemic, and four have been introduced by humans.
In 1993, Paul Johnsgard hypothesized that the Americas were colonized relatively late in pelican evolution, with the family originating in Africa or South Asia; however, he later supported the prevailing view that brown (with Peruvian) was the most divergent pelican (and considered American white and great white pelicans to be close relatives ...