Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyPelecanidae (Pelicans)
- GenusPelecanus (Pelicans)
- SpeciesPelecanus occidentalis (Brown Pelican)
Closest Relatives at Henri Pittier National Park
Bare-faced Ibis
Phimosus infuscatus
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Whistling Heron
Syrigma sibilatrix
Fasciated Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma fasciatum
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Cocoi Heron
Ardea cocoi
📅 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 Brown Pelican in Henri Pittier National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Brown Pelican sighting in Henri Pittier National Park, based on 36 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brown Pelican in Henri Pittier National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Brown Pelican in Henri Pittier National Park in our monthly data.