Species profile
Pink-Backed Pelican
Pelecanus rufescens
Quick answer
REMARK. — No recent records. Only present in the extreme east of Burkina Faso following Borrow & Demey (2014). The status of this species in Burkina Faso needs further assessment.
- Scientific name
- Pelecanus rufescens
- Family
- Pelecanidae
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Genus
- Pelecanus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Pink-Backed Pelican in your journal
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Related species in Pelecanidae
- American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
- Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus)
- Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
- Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus)
- Eopelecanus aegyptiacus (Eopelecanus aegyptiacus)
- Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
- Pelecanus cirrhatus (Pelecanus cirrhatus)
- Pelecanus gaimardi (Pelecanus gaimardi)