| Pink-backed pelican | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | Pelecanidae |
| Genus: | Pelecanus |
| Species: | P. rufescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Pelecanus rufescens Gmelin, 1789
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| Range map (in Hebrew) | |
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 apparently been extirpated from Madagascar.
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Pelecanus rufescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22697595A111822418. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22697595A111822418.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.