Pink-backed Pelican
Pelecanus rufescensGmelin, JF, 1789
English (US) Pink-backed Pelican
The Pink-backed Pelican (Pelecanus rufescens) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Pelecanidae (Pelicans) in the order Pelecaniformes.
Range: locally in sub-Saharan Africa and MadagascarRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pelecanus rufescens
- Family
- Pelecanidae (Pelicans)
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Pink-backed Pelican
- Described by
- Gmelin, JF, 1789
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Gmelin, JF, 1789
- Type locality
- West Africa.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.571
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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