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 Keoladeo National Park
Dalmatian Pelican
Pelecanus crispus
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Black-headed Ibis
Threskiornis melanocephalus
Indian Pond Heron
Ardeola grayii
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
intermediate egret
Egretta intermedia
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodia
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
📅 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 Keoladeo National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Great White Pelican sighting in Keoladeo National Park, based on 189 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Great White Pelican in Keoladeo National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Great White Pelican in Keoladeo National Park in our monthly data.