Pink-backed Pelican

Pink-backed Pelican

Pelecanus rufescens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Serengeti National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
60–70%
2 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
3 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
4 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
5 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
0–10%
6 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
7 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
8 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
0–10%
9 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
0–10%
10 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
11 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
12 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
13 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
14 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
15 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
16 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
17 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
18 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
19 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
Insufficient data
20 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
21 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
22 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
23 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
24 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
25 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
26 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
27 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pink-backed Pelican in Serengeti National Park?

About 0% of visitor-days record a Pink-backed Pelican sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Pink-backed Pelican in Serengeti National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Pink-backed Pelican in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.

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