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 Etosha National Park
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
African Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Black Heron
Egretta ardesiaca
intermediate egret
Egretta intermedia
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Hamerkop
Scopus umbretta
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
African Spoonbill
Platalea alba
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides
📅 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 Etosha National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Great White Pelican sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Great White Pelican in Etosha National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Great White Pelican in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.