Pink-backed 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	60–70%
2	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	30–40%
3	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
4	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	0–10%
5	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	0–10%
6	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
7	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
8	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	0–10%
9	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	0–10%
10	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
11	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
12	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
13	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
14	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
15	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
16	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
17	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
18	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
19	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	Insufficient data
20	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
21	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
22	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
23	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
24	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
25	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
26	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
27	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pink-backed Pelican in Lake Nakuru National Park?

About 60% of visitor-days record a Pink-backed Pelican sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 548 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Pink-backed Pelican in Lake Nakuru National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Pink-backed Pelican in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.