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 Gorongosa National Park
Pink-backed Pelican
Pelecanus rufescens
Hadada
Bostrychia hagedash
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Hamerkop
Scopus umbretta
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Goliath Heron
Ardea goliath
African Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus
African Spoonbill
Platalea alba
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
intermediate egret
Egretta intermedia
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
📅 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 Gorongosa National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Great White Pelican sighting in Gorongosa National Park, based on 20 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Great White Pelican in Gorongosa National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Great White Pelican in Gorongosa National Park in our monthly data.