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Pink-backed Pelican

Pelecanus rufescens
Gmelin, JF, 1789
Pelícano Rosado
Family: Pelecanidae
Order: Pelecaniformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

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Number of Photography: 9

Foto
Photography ID: 347895
  Adult
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Western Region
Uganda
07/25/2019
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 328639
  Adult
Ruta de Mburo a Bwindi
Central Region
Uganda
06/13/2018
Eugenia Boggiano
Foto
Photography ID: 206850
  Immature
Entebbe
Central Region
Uganda
06/14/2017
Diego Carus


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Number of Films: 1




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Number of Records: 17



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242344914/01/2026UgandaCentral RegionPlot 288, Mawanda Road3Hugo Caverzasi
242333712/01/2026UgandaWestern RegionEagle Nest Rest Camp2Hugo Caverzasi
242321108/01/2026UgandaWestern RegionKazinga Channel, Parque Nacional Reina Elizabeth1Hugo Caverzasi
242305405/01/2026UgandaNorthern RegionChimpance Forest Lodge, Kibale1Hugo Caverzasi
242298002/01/2026UgandaCentral RegionJardin Botanico, Entebbe2Hugo Caverzasi
225981122/01/2025UgandaWestern RegionLake Katwe Y Camino De Acceso1Silvina Collado
225876722/01/2025UgandaWestern RegionLake Katwe Y Camino De Acceso1Julian Uriel Collado
225976221/01/2025UgandaWestern RegionQueen Elizabeth Ii Np--kazinga Channel Navegación1Silvina Collado
225872021/01/2025UgandaWestern RegionQueen Elizabeth Ii Np--kazinga Channel Navegación1Julian Uriel Collado
113359925/07/2019UgandaWestern RegionKazinga Channel, Queen Elizabeth National ParkVictor Hugo Michelini
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Pink-backed Pelican (Pelecanus rufescens) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/03/2026.