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 Death Valley National Park
White-faced Ibis
Plegadis chihi
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
📅 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 Death Valley National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a American White Pelican sighting in Death Valley National Park, based on 73 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see American White Pelican in Death Valley National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for American White Pelican in Death Valley National Park in our monthly data.