Peruvian Pelican

Peruvian Pelican

Pelecanus thagus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Machalilla National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
0–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
70–80%
2 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
3 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Peruvian Pelican in Machalilla National Park?

About 13% of visitor-days record a Peruvian Pelican sighting in Machalilla National Park, based on 116 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Peruvian Pelican in Machalilla National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Peruvian Pelican in Machalilla National Park in our monthly data.

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