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PLATE 1: OSTRICH, GREBES, DARTER, CORMORANTS AND PELICANS
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GREAT CRESTED GREBE Podiceps cristatus
46–51 cm V
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3
BLACK-NECKED GREBE Podiceps nigricollis
28–34 cm V/P r
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OSTRICH Struthio camelus
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AFRICAN DARTER Anhinga rufa
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LONG-TAILED CORMORANT Phalacrocorax africanus
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GREAT CORMORANT Phalacrocorax carbo
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GREAT WHITE PELICAN Pelecanus onocrotalus
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PINK-BACKED PELICAN Pelecanus rufescens
1a Ad non-breeding Long, mainly white neck; blackish crown; long, sharp-pointed bill.
1b Ad breeding Double-horned crest; chestnut and black tippets. ▲ Various aquatic habitats.
Palearctic vagrant. ✤ [CD1:10b]
2a Ad non-breeding Steep forehead; black cap to below eye; slightly upturned bill. 2b Ad
breeding Black neck; loose golden ear-tufts. ▲ Various aquatic habitats. ✤ [CD1:11]
LITTLE GREBE Tachybaptus ruficollis
25–29 cm R/P? lc
3a Ad breeding Dumpy; bright chestnut cheeks and foreneck; yellowish gape patch. 3b Ad
non-breeding Duller; pale brown cheeks and foreneck; contrasting dark cap. ▲ Various
aquatic habitats. ✤ Loud, descending, whinnying trill bi-i-i-i-i-i-i... uttered frequently and
year-round, often in duet. [CD1:10a]
R r/s
4a Ad male Huge (height 210–275 cm); black-and-white plumage. 4b Ad female Smaller
(height 175–190 cm); dull grey-brown plumage. 4c Chick at c. 4 weeks Buffish, spiky down
tipped black; black spots on neck. ▲ Open plains, thorn scrub, semi-desert. ✤ [CD5:1a]
c. 80 cm; WS 120 cm R s/u
Slender, kinked neck; pointed, dagger-shaped bill. 5a Ad male Mainly black; chestnut foreneck; white stripe on head- and neck-sides. 5b Ad female Duller and browner than male.
5c Juv As female, but even browner and paler; no white neck-stripe. 5d In flight Long, graduated tail (often held in fan shape when soaring). ▲ Various aquatic habitats. Swims with only
head and neck above water. ✤ [CD5:4a]
51–56 cm; WS 85 cm R c
6a Ad breeding Black; long tail; short crest on forehead. 6b Ad non-breeding Duller; no
crest. Some brownish like immature, but eye red. 6c Juv/imm Mainly dull brownish above,
pale brownish to buffish-white below. 6d In flight Outstretched neck; long tail. ▲ Various
aquatic habitats. Swims low in water, with neck erect and bill held up at angle; often only head
and neck above surface. Stands upright, wings often held open to dry. ✤ [CD5:3b]
80–100 cm; WS 130–160 cm R/V lc/r
7a Ad lucidus breeding (White-breasted Cormorant) (R) Large; white throat and breast;
white thigh patch. Non-breeding adult duller; no thigh patch. 7b Juv Brownish above, whitish
below. 7c Ad maroccanus breeding (V) White throat, black breast. Breeds Morocco; possibly moves south outside breeding season. 7d In flight Thick, outstretched neck. ▲ Aquatic
habitats. Flies in line or V formation. ✤ [CD1:15]
140–175 cm; WS 270–360 cm R/M/V* s/lc
8a Ad Huge; mainly white; massive bill with yellow pouch. 8b Imm Mottled greyish-brown
above; dirty white below. 8c–d Ad in flight Strongly contrasting black-and-white wings.
8e–f Imm in flight Note underwing pattern (brown on coverts progressively lost with age);
contrasting white rump. ▲ Large aquatic habitats. Flight strong; often soars. Flies in V-shaped
or curved skeins, often at great height. ✤ [CD1:18]
125–132 cm; WS 265–290 cm R r/lc
9a Ad Whitish with pale grey cast; pale yellowish bill and pouch. 9b Imm Mottled brownish
above; bare parts dull coloured. 9c–d Ad in flight Less contrasting wing pattern than 8c–d.
9e–f Imm in flight Underwing pattern as adult; contrasting white rump. ▲ Large aquatic
habitats. ✤ [CD5:4b]
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1b
1a
4a
4b
2a
2b
3b
4c
3a
5d
6d
5c
5b
6c
5a
7d
6b
7a
7b
6a
7c
8d
8f
8c
8e
8b
9f
9e
8a
9c
9b
9d
9a
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© Copyright, Princeton University Press. No part of this book may be
distributed, posted, or reproduced in any form by digital or mechanical
OSTRICH,
GREBES,
DARTER,
CORMORANTS
AND PELICANS
means without
prior
written permission
of the publisher.
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