Great White Pelican

Closest Relatives at Lake Nakuru National Park

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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

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	80–90%
2	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	50–60%
3	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
4	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	20–30%
5	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
6	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	10–20%
7	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	0–10%
8	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
9	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	0–10%
10	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
11	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	0–10%
12	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
13	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	0–10%
14	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
15	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
16	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
17	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
18	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
19	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
20	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
21	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
22	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
23	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
24	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	Insufficient data
25	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
26	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
27	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
28	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
29	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
30	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
31	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
32	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
33	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
34	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
35	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Great White Pelican in Lake Nakuru National Park?

About 84% of visitor-days record a Great White Pelican sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 768 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Great White Pelican in Lake Nakuru National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Great White Pelican in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.