Great White Pelican
Pelecanus onocrotalus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyPelecanidae (Pelicans)
- GenusPelecanus (Pelicans)
- SpeciesPelecanus onocrotalus (Great White Pelican)
Closest Relatives at Chobe National Park
Pink-backed Pelican
Pelecanus rufescens
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides
African Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
African Spoonbill
Platalea alba
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Goliath Heron
Ardea goliath
Hamerkop
Scopus umbretta
intermediate egret
Egretta intermedia
📅 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 Great White Pelican in Chobe National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Great White Pelican sighting in Chobe National Park, based on 76 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Great White Pelican in Chobe National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Great White Pelican in Chobe National Park in our monthly data.