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Pink-backed Pelican on nest site, Green Island, Massawa

Pink-backed Pelican on nest site, Green Island, Massawa - Adult and juvenile on nest

Photographer

» Jason Anderson

Location

» Green Island (Sheik Saad Island), near Massawa, Eritrea

Country image taken

» Eritrea

Date

» January, 2009

Equipment

» Sony Cybershot 10x zoom

Bird Species

»Pelecanus rufescens - Pink-backed Pelican

Bird Species (French)

»Pélican gris

Bird Family

»Pelecanidae - Pelican

Bird Group

»Pelecaniformes Pelicans, Ibises, Spoonbills, Herons, Bitterns

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» These birds nest in good numbers on the mangrove trees on this fairly well protected island very close to Massawa.

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