Pink-backed Pelican

Pelecanus rufescens

Category: Waterbirds

IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction

Taxonomy

Species Database

Where to Find

Found in 126 safari areas across 14 countries and 4 regions.

• Northern Coastal Wetlands & River Delta, Senegal - 65 records
• Northern Coastal Wetlands & River Delta, Senegal - 65 records
• Northern Coastal Wetlands & River Delta, Senegal - 65 records
• Central Ferlo & Eastern Sahel, Senegal - 50 records
• Central Ferlo & Eastern Sahel, Senegal - 50 records
• Central Ferlo & Eastern Sahel, Senegal - 40 records
• Southern Coastal & Maputo Bay, Mozambique - 33 records
• Southern Coastal & Maputo Bay, Mozambique - 33 records
• Southern Coastal & Maputo Bay, Mozambique - 33 records
• Eastern Rift Valley & Virunga Mountains, Democratic Republic of Congo - 26 records
• Southwestern Uganda (Gorillas & Mountains), Uganda - 26 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 20 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 20 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 20 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 20 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 20 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 20 records
• Southwestern Uganda (Gorillas & Mountains), Uganda - 15 records
• Western Rift Valley & Crater Lakes, Uganda - 15 records
• Western Rift Valley & Crater Lakes, Uganda - 15 records
• Western Rift Valley & Crater Lakes, Uganda - 15 records
• Western Rift Valley & Crater Lakes, Uganda - 15 records
• Western & Eastern Frontier, Kenya - 10 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 10 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 10 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 10 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 10 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 10 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 10 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 10 records
• Greater Banjul & Coastal Region, Gambia - 10 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 10 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 10 records
• Southern Coastal & Maputo Bay, Mozambique - 9 records
• KwaZulu-Natal Bush & Coast, South Africa - 9 records
• KwaZulu-Natal Bush & Coast, South Africa - 9 records
• Eastern Gambia & Upper River, Gambia - 8 records
• Central River Region, Gambia - 8 records
• Eastern Gambia & Upper River, Gambia - 8 records
• Eastern Gambia & Upper River, Gambia - 8 records
• Eastern Gambia & Upper River, Gambia - 8 records
• Central River Region, Gambia - 8 records
• Central River Region, Gambia - 8 records
• Central River Region, Gambia - 8 records
• Central Ferlo & Eastern Sahel, Senegal - 8 records
• Central Ferlo & Eastern Sahel, Senegal - 6 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 5 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 5 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 5 records
• Estuary & Cristal Mountains, Gabon - 3 records
• Rift Valley Lakes, Kenya - 3 records
• Rift Valley Lakes, Kenya - 3 records
• Rift Valley Lakes, Kenya - 3 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 3 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 3 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 3 records
• Western Tanzania & Lake Victoria, Tanzania - 2 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 2 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 2 records
• Southern Zambia & Victoria Falls, Zambia - 2 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2 records
• Northern Coastal Wetlands & River Delta, Senegal - 2 records
• Estuary & Cristal Mountains, Gabon - 1 records
• Estuary & Cristal Mountains, Gabon - 1 records
• Estuary & Cristal Mountains, Gabon - 1 records
• Central Rift Valley & Awash, Ethiopia - 1 records
• Central Rift Valley & Awash, Ethiopia - 1 records
• Coastal Kenya, Kenya - 1 records
• Tsavo & Amboseli Ecosystem, Kenya - 1 records
• Tsavo & Amboseli Ecosystem, Kenya - 1 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 1 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 1 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 1 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 1 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 1 records
• Northern Uganda & Murchison Falls, Uganda - 1 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 1 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 1 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 1 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 1 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 1 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 1 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 1 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 1 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 1 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 1 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 1 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 1 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 1 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 1 records
• Lower Zambezi Valley, Zambia - 1 records
• Zambezi Valley & Kariba, Zimbabwe - 1 records
• Matobo & Southwest, Zimbabwe - 1 records
• Zambezi Valley & Kariba, Zimbabwe - 1 records
• Matobo & Southwest, Zimbabwe - 1 records
• Matobo & Southwest, Zimbabwe - 1 records
• Central River Region, Gambia - 1 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 1 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 1 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 1 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 1 records
• Central River Region, Gambia - 1 records
• Central Ferlo & Eastern Sahel, Senegal - 1 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 1 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 1 records
• Dakar & Petite Côte, Senegal - 1 records
• Dakar & Petite Côte, Senegal - 1 records
• Dakar & Petite Côte, Senegal - 1 records
• Dakar & Petite Côte, Senegal - 1 records
• Dakar & Petite Côte, Senegal - 1 records
• Dakar & Petite Côte, Senegal - 1 records
• Dakar & Petite Côte, Senegal - 1 records
• Dakar & Petite Côte, Senegal - 1 records
• Dakar & Petite Côte, Senegal - 1 records