Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Kleinpelikaan |
| Arabic | بجعة وردية الظهر |
| Asturian | Pelícanu arrosáu |
| Basque | Pelikano gorrizta |
| Bulgarian | Розовогръб пеликан |
| Catalan | Pelicà rosat |
| Croatian | afrički nesit |
| Czech | pelikán africký |
| Danish | Rosapelikan |
| Dutch | Kleine Pelikaan |
| English | Pink-backed Pelican |
| English (United States) | Pink-backed Pelican |
| Finnish | afrikanpelikaani |
| French | Pélican gris |
| French (French Guiana) | Pélican gris |
| Galician | Pelicano cincento |
| German | Rötelpelikan |
| Greek | Αφρικανικός Πελεκάνος |
| Hebrew | שקנאי קטן |
| Hungarian | Vörhenyes gödény |
| Icelandic | Rauðkani |
| Italian | Pellicano rossiccio |
| Japanese | コシベニペリカン |
| Lithuanian | Rausvanugaris pelikanas |
| Norwegian | rosenpelikan |
| Polish | pelikan mały |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Pelicano-cinzento |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Pelicano-cinzento |
| Romanian | Pelican cu spate roz |
| Russian | Розовоспинный пеликан |
| Serbian | Afrički nesit |
| Slovak | pelikán červenkavý |
| Slovenian | Črnooki pelikan |
| Spanish | Pelícano Rosado |
| Spanish (Spain) | Pelícano rosado |
| Swedish | rosaryggig pelikan |
| Turkish | Küçük Pelikan |
| Ukrainian | Пелікан африканський |
Pelecanus rufescens "Gmelin, JF", 1789
Definitions
- PELECANUS
- pelecanus
- rufescens
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Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 21, 2015
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens
Authors
Andrew Elliott, David Christie, Francesc Jutglar, Ernest Garcia, and Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Elliott, A., D. A. Christie, F. Jutglar, E. F. J. Garcia, and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Pink-backed Pelican (Pelecanus rufescens), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.pibpel1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- February 21, 2015
- Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens
Authors
Andrew Elliott, David Christie, Francesc Jutglar, Ernest Garcia, and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
David Christie, Francesc Jutglar, Ernest Garcia, and Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Elliott, A., D. A. Christie, F. Jutglar, E. F. J. Garcia, and G. M. Kirwan (2015). Pink-backed Pelican (Pelecanus rufescens). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.