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In 1980, at the Réserve Africaine de Sigean, the first European birth of a Pink-backed Pelican was recorded. Since then, the park records 2 to 4 births a year. At Sigean,you can see the Pelicans fly in the middle of the day before their food is served between 1 and 2 o’clock.

Habitat

Fresh or brackish water in tropical Africa

Feed

Fish

Classification

Class

Birds

Scientific Name

Pelecanus rufescens

Legal Status

UICN : LC - Least concern (2016)
EAZA : ESB

Pink-backed pelican

Some Figures

Size

1,3 m

Weight

6 kg

Life Expectancy

40 years

Incubation

30 days
1 to 3 eggs

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