Pink-Backed Pelican
Pelecanus rufescens
Habitat
Aquatic
Diet
VertFishScav
Active Time
Diurnal
Size
5.4 kg
LCAvesPelecaniformesPelecanidae
Seasonal Activity
36,088 sightings · 2000–2026
Citizen science records via GBIF
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Family
- Pelecanidae
Traits
- Diet
- VertFishScav
- Foraging
- Aquatic
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Body mass
- 5.4 kg
Photo
(c) Kevin Metcalf, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Kevin Metcalf
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Occurrence data from GBIF.