Taxonomic source(s)
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: #http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of _the_WP15.xls#.
Cramp, S. and Simmons, K.E.L. (eds). 1977-1994. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 1: Non-passerines. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
Critically Endangered | Endangered | Vulnerable |
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Year | Category | Criteria |
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2016 | Least Concern | |
2012 | Least Concern | |
2009 | Least Concern | |
2008 | Least Concern | |
2004 | Least Concern | |
2000 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
1994 | Lower Risk/Least Concern | |
1988 | Lower Risk/Least Concern |
Migratory status | not a migrant | Forest dependency | low |
Land-mass type | Average mass | - |
Estimate | Data quality | |
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Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) | 27,700,000 km2 | medium |
Severely fragmented? | no | - |
Estimate | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
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Population size | unknown | poor | estimated | 2009 |
Population trend | stable | - | suspected | - |
Generation length | 15.4 years | - | - | - |
Trend justification: The population is suspected to be stable in the absence of evidence for any declines or substantial threats.
Country/Territory | Presence | Origin | Resident | Breeding visitor | Non-breeding visitor | Passage migrant |
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Angola | extant | native | yes | |||
Benin | extant | native | yes | |||
Botswana | extant | native | yes | |||
Burundi | extant | native | yes | |||
Cameroon | extant | native | yes | |||
Central African Republic | extant | native | yes | |||
Chad | extant | native | yes | |||
Congo | extant | native | yes | |||
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | extant | native | yes | |||
Djibouti | extant | native | yes | |||
Egypt | extant | native | yes | |||
Eritrea | extant | native | yes | |||
Eswatini | extant | native | yes | |||
Ethiopia | extant | native | yes | |||
Gabon | extant | native | yes | |||
Gambia | extant | native | yes | |||
Ghana | extant | native | yes | |||
Guinea | extant | native | yes | |||
Guinea-Bissau | extant | native | yes | |||
Israel | extant | vagrant | yes | |||
Jordan | extant | vagrant | yes | |||
Kenya | extant | native | yes | |||
Lebanon | extant | vagrant | yes | |||
Liberia | extant | native | yes | |||
Madagascar | extinct | native | yes | |||
Malawi | extant | native | yes | |||
Mali | extant | native | yes | |||
Mauritania | extant | native | yes | |||
Mozambique | extant | native | yes | |||
Namibia | extant | native | yes | |||
Niger | extant | native | yes | |||
Nigeria | extant | native | yes | |||
Poland | extant | vagrant | yes | |||
Rwanda | extant | native | yes | |||
Saudi Arabia | extant | native | yes | |||
Senegal | extant | native | yes | |||
Sierra Leone | extant | native | yes | |||
Somalia | extant | native | yes | |||
South Africa | extant | native | yes | |||
South Sudan | extant | native | yes | |||
Sudan | extant | native | ||||
Tanzania | extant | native | yes | |||
Togo | extant | vagrant | ||||
Uganda | extant | native | yes | |||
Yemen | extant | native | yes | |||
Zambia | extant | native | yes | |||
Zimbabwe | extant | native | yes |
Country/Territory | IBA Name |
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Guinea-Bissau | Rio Tombali, Rio Cumbijã and Ilha de Melo |
Kenya | Tana River Delta |
Kenya | Lake Turkana |
South Sudan | Sudd (Bahr-el-Jebel system) |
Yemen | Midi - Al-Luhayyah |
Yemen | Bahr Ibn Abbas - Ra's Isa |
Guinea-Bissau | Ilha de Bolama - Rio Grande de Buba |
Guinea-Bissau | Arquipélago dos Bijagós |
Guinea-Bissau | Cantanhez forests |
Sierra Leone | Yawri Bay |
Senegal | La Petite Côte |
Senegal | Delta du Saloum |
Senegal | Parc National de Basse Casamance |
Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
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Artificial/Aquatic & Marine | Artificial/Aquatic - Water Storage Areas (over 8ha) | suitable | resident |
Forest | Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level | suitable | breeding |
Grassland | Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded | suitable | resident |
Marine Coastal/Supratidal | Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes | suitable | resident |
Marine Coastal/Supratidal | Coastal Sand Dunes | suitable | breeding |
Marine Coastal/Supratidal | Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands | suitable | breeding |
Marine Intertidal | Sandy Shoreline and/or Beaches, Sand Bars, Spits, Etc | suitable | resident |
Marine Neritic | Coral Reef - Back Slope | suitable | breeding |
Marine Neritic | Coral Reef - Foreslope (Outer Reef Slope) | suitable | breeding |
Marine Neritic | Coral Reef - Inter-Reef Rubble Substrate | suitable | breeding |
Marine Neritic | Coral Reef - Inter-Reef Soft Substrate | suitable | breeding |
Marine Neritic | Coral Reef - Lagoon | suitable | breeding |
Marine Neritic | Coral Reef - Outer Reef Channel | suitable | breeding |
Marine Neritic | Estuaries | suitable | resident |
Marine Neritic | Macroalgal/Kelp | suitable | resident |
Marine Neritic | Seagrass (Submerged) | suitable | resident |
Marine Neritic | Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel | suitable | resident |
Marine Neritic | Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs | suitable | resident |
Marine Neritic | Subtidal Sandy | suitable | resident |
Marine Neritic | Subtidal Sandy-Mud | suitable | resident |
Wetlands (inland) | Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands | suitable | resident |
Wetlands (inland) | Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) | suitable | resident |
Wetlands (inland) | Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) | suitable | resident |
Wetlands (inland) | Permanent Saline, Brackish or Alkaline Lakes | suitable | resident |
Wetlands (inland) | Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) | suitable | resident |
Wetlands (inland) | Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) | suitable | resident |
Wetlands (inland) | Seasonal/Intermittent Saline, Brackish or Alkaline Lakes and Flats | suitable | resident |
Altitude | Occasional altitudinal limits |
Threat (level 1) | Threat (level 2) | Impact and Stresses | |||||||
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Agriculture & aquaculture | Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Scale Unknown/Unrecorded | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
Ongoing | Minority (<50%) | Slow, Significant Declines | Low Impact: 5 | ||||||
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Biological resource use | Logging & wood harvesting - Unintentional effects: (subsistence/small scale) [harvest] | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
Ongoing | Minority (<50%) | Negligible declines | Low Impact: 4 | ||||||
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Human intrusions & disturbance | Work & other activities | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
Ongoing | Minority (<50%) | Negligible declines | Low Impact: 4 | ||||||
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Natural system modifications | Dams & water management/use - Abstraction of surface water (unknown use) | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
Ongoing | Minority (<50%) | Slow, Significant Declines | Low Impact: 5 | ||||||
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Natural system modifications | Dams & water management/use - Large dams | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
Ongoing | Minority (<50%) | Slow, Significant Declines | Low Impact: 5 | ||||||
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Pollution | Agricultural & forestry effluents - Herbicides and pesticides | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
Ongoing | Majority (50-90%) | Negligible declines | Low Impact: 5 | ||||||
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Purpose | Primary form used | Life stage used | Source | Scale | Level | Timing |
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Pets/display animals, horticulture | - | - | non-trivial | recent |
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Pelecanus rufescens. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/pink-backed-pelican-pelecanus-rufescens on 19/03/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org on 19/03/2024.