American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyPelecanidae (Pelicans)
- GenusPelecanus (Pelicans)
- SpeciesPelecanus erythrorhynchos (American White Pelican)
Closest Relatives at Channel Islands National Park
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi
Reddish Egret
Egretta rufescens
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a American White Pelican in Channel Islands National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a American White Pelican sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 592 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see American White Pelican in Channel Islands National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for American White Pelican in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.