bird · Pelecaniformes · Pelecanidae
Pink-backed Pelican
Pelecanus rufescens Gmelin, 1789 — also called PBPE. Occurrence records of the Pink-backed Pelican are shared on GBIF from around 7 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Virginia Bush Nature Reserve (282 records).
IUCN: Least concern
7reserves with records
828records around them
1provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia Bush Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 282 |
| St. Lucia Game ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 191 |
| Burman BushProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 170 |
| Beachwood Mangrove Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 155 |
| Ndumo Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 12 |
| Bluff Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 12 |
| Sodwana Bay State ForestForest reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 6 |
By province
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 7 reserves
Taxonomy
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Family
- Pelecanidae
- Scientific name
- Pelecanus rufescens
- GBIF taxon
- 2480352
- Wikidata
- Q527830
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.