Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyPelecanidae (Pelicans)
- GenusPelecanus (Pelicans)
- SpeciesPelecanus occidentalis (Brown Pelican)
Closest Relatives at Machalilla National Park
Peruvian Pelican
Pelecanus thagus
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
Cocoi Heron
Ardea cocoi
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Roseate Spoonbill
Platalea ajaja
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
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 Brown Pelican in Machalilla National Park?
About 61% of visitor-days record a Brown Pelican sighting in Machalilla National Park, based on 554 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brown Pelican in Machalilla National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Brown Pelican in Machalilla National Park in our monthly data.