Pink-backed Pelican

Pink-backed Pelican

Pelecanus rufescens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Tsavo West National Park
5 Verified records at Tsavo West National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The pink-backed pelican (Pelecanus rufescens) is a bird of the pelican family. It is a resident breeder in the swamps and shallow lakes of Africa and southern Arabia; it has also been extirpated from Madagascar. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Pink-backed Pelican sighting in Tsavo West National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
60–70%
2 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
3 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
4 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
10–20%
5 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
10–20%
6 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
7 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
5–10%
8 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
5–10%
9 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
10 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
11 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
12 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
13 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
14 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
15 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
16 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
17 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
18 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
19 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
20 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
21 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
22 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
23 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
24 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
Insufficient data
25 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
26 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
27 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
28 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
29 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
30 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
31 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
32 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
33 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pink-backed Pelican in Tsavo West National Park?

About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Pink-backed Pelican sighting in Tsavo West National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Pink-backed Pelican in Tsavo West National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Pink-backed Pelican in Tsavo West National Park in our monthly data.

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