Description
provided by World Register of Marine Species
Length: 81-90 cm <391>; 121-126 cm <393>. Plumage: generally deep rich pink; wings black and red in flight. Immature generally grey with dark streaks; no red in wings. Bare parts: iris red, orange or yellow; facial skin dark red; bill dark red with a black tip, grey in immature; feet and legs bright red, grey in immature. Habitat: brackish or saline coastal waters; soda lakes inland. <388><393><391>
- license
- cc-by-4.0
- copyright
- WoRMS Editorial Board
- bibliographic citation
- Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em>
- contributor
- Lorna Depew [email]
