Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyPelecanidae (Pelicans)
- GenusPelecanus (Pelicans)
- SpeciesPelecanus occidentalis (Brown Pelican)
Closest Relatives at Manuel Antonio National Park
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Bare-throated Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma mexicanum
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Boat-billed Heron
Cochlearius cochlearius
📅 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 Manuel Antonio National Park?
About 42% of visitor-days record a Brown Pelican sighting in Manuel Antonio National Park, based on 622 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Brown Pelican in Manuel Antonio National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Brown Pelican in Manuel Antonio National Park in our monthly data.