Pink-backed Pelican
Pelecanus rufescens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyPelecanidae (Pelicans)
- GenusPelecanus (Pelicans)
- SpeciesPelecanus rufescens (Pink-backed Pelican)
Closest Relatives at South Luangwa National Park
Great White Pelican
Pelecanus onocrotalus
African Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Hadada
Bostrychia hagedash
Hamerkop
Scopus umbretta
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
African Spoonbill
Platalea alba
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Goliath Heron
Ardea goliath
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Pink-backed Pelican at South Luangwa National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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